Together Things: When her father feels sad, a little girl finds ways to keep the bonds of love alive

Children who live with a parent who has a mental illness may feel sad or mad about it, but Together Things can help them understand that it's okay to feel this way and that they can still do things together to preserve their relationship. It also emphasizes the importance of mental health discussions and how children may need to adapt their interactions during this time.

Format: Hardback
Length: 32 pages
Publication date: 01 February 2020
Publisher: Exisle Publishing

One in five adults experiences depression in their lifetime, but young children are often left in the dark when their mother or father suddenly can't play like they used to. Through wondrous illustrations and a compelling story, young children can understand the importance of mental health discussions and that sometimes they must adapt their interactions while the people in their lives focus on their mental health.

Together, Things will resonate with the thousands of young children who know what it's like to live with a parent experiencing mental illness, helping them to understand — in an age-appropriate and sensitive way — that it is okay for them to feel mad or sad about their parent's illness, but that, while their parent is getting better, they may have to do different things together to preserve their relationship, such as reading stories or drawing pictures, instead of the imaginative play their parent cannot currently envision through the haze of mental illness.

Through wondrous illustrations and a compelling story, young children can understand the importance of mental health discussions and that sometimes they must adapt their interactions while the people in their lives focus on their mental health.

Weight: 438g
Dimension: 470 x 335 x 6 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781925820294