Comments on: 14 Books to Help Ease Children Through Transitions

By: Meaghan

Meaghan — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:06:35 +0000

This is very helpful. Thanks for sharing!

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Books to Help Your Child Get Through Transitions | — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:05:41 +0000

[...] Simple Mom blog has recently posted a list of 14 Books to Help Ease Children Through Transitions. The books are great supplements and conversation starters to use when helping your child adjust to [...]

By: Kirsty-Abu Dhabi

Kirsty-Abu Dhabi — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:32:49 +0000

Oh, I’ve just found this at the perfect time – my oldest daughter starts school in 2 weeks and though I’ve been trying to prepare her for being away from us I just couldn’t find a suitable book – tomorrow morning I’m off to search a couple of these out – thank you!!
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By: Deanne

Deanne — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:44:32 +0000

Thanks for the great list! I came back to this post b/c I have a friend struggling to talk to her kids about their grandmother’s illness…she was just diagnosed as having ALS. I thought a book might be listed on this post…but I see there is not. Do you have any recommendations for a transition book dealing with illness?

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:42:37 +0000

Great list of books! My daughter was four when we had her brother, and she had a “hospital bag” packed right alongside mine. Among the surprises (she didn’t get to open the bag ’til the “big day”) were “When I Was Very Young–Memoirs of a Four-Year-Old” by Jamie Lee Curtis, and “Alligator Baby” by Robert Munsch. The first highlights all the things a big sister can do that baby can’t yet, and the latter is a humorous take on bringing home baby from the hospital; big sister saves the day! A beautiful book that reminds the older sibling of how special their birth was is “On the Day You Were Born”, by Debra Frasier. (P.S. My children are 15 and 11 now, and these books still bring back happy memories!)

By: Megan {Velveteen Mind}

Megan {Velveteen Mind} — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:56:20 +0000

I’d never heard of The Kissing Hand before, but before bed, after his first day of kindergarten, Q did “the kissing hand” for me. Thought I would melt right out of my chair.

Adore this list. I have two books about preparing for a new baby, both with no words, that I need to find so I can mention them for your readers. Read them every day with Q before Goose was born and I swear it absolutely helped the transition.

By: Cara

Cara — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:54:33 +0000

AH! Thank you! After a lengthy legal battle, our house was sold at a foreclosure auction yesterday – so we have 1 month (if we’re lucky) to move! Our oldest daughter starts Kindergarten in 2 weeks and due to her husband’s death, my mother-in-law may have to come live with us in our next home. I’m in the middle of TRANSITION central! These books are perfect for our next trip to the library! Thanks for the great blog post and great responses! God knew I needed this little gem to remind me that he is still in charge! Thanks a million!

By: Bernadette Noll

Bernadette Noll — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:39:43 +0000

I love this list! So many great titles – some I know and love and others brand new to me. I also love Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs and Dr. Sears has a good book about welcoming a new baby called What Baby Needs.

I’ve linked your post to our Slow Family site because it’s such a valuable resource! Thanks.
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By: LaToya

LaToya — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:28:14 +0000

My links didn’t underline but if you click on the title’s it will take you to the amazon page
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By: LaToya

LaToya — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:26:48 +0000

Hello Baby, a wonderful (but hard to find) book about a homebirth. Although beware my son spent my whole pregnancy asking if he’d get to have my placenta when the baby was born. Which was fine with me but bothered others.

God Gave us Two for new siblings and also God Gave us You
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