I Have Two Houses

From the perspective of an elementary child greatly influenced by his parent's behavior and words, I Have Two Houses shares the raw and evolving emotions that many children who are experiencing a changing family dynamic feel. Fear, excitement, sadness, and anger are all emotions young children are learning to express in their developing world. However, learning how to articulate these emotions can be even more challenging as they rotate back and forth between parent and family homes, school and childcare changes,

complex blended sibling relationships, and even with making new friends after a family separation.

I Have Two Houses provides a resource for this hard conversation and encourages parents to learn how to provide safe and healthy dialogue for their children and to keep the adult conflicts out of it, focusing on the actual needs and concerns of the child and what is age appropriate at the time. Whenever possible, healthy co–parenting relationships must be built. By doing so, they can provide the consistency needed for their children to adjust to a new life and routine. With time, from what once seemed tragic, having two houses may not be so bad and the children, when set up for success, can thrive and heal.

-- Felicia Mae Hendricks