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Summary: Dinosaurs Drinking??
Review: I was appalled when I turned the page and saw a picture of the 'mom' dinosaur drinking a martini with wine and liquor bottles on the table behind her, along with a bottle of pills spilled open! I just don't think that was appropriate for children.
In addition, I think the book should have been geared to DIVORCE and not dating and getting remarried. Those topics should have been addressed in a separate book. It is hard enough helping a child cope with divorce, let alone adding new step parents and step siblings in the mix much too prematurely.
Still searching for a good book for children on divorce. I was very dissapointed in this.
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Summary: Just what we needed
Review: I was having a very difficult time explaining to my 6 yr old. what divorce was and what was going to happen to her. This book was perfect. Just what I needed to help get through this tough time. It was difficult at times for me to read.. (got emotional) but it was just what we needed..
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Summary: The single best divorce book for school age kids.
Review: I've used this book in my practice as a child custody lawyer for the past 10 years, sharing it with both adult and child clients. Unlike many other books, this one shows the full range of feelings that children experience. Children strongly identify with the dinosaurs and I find looking at the book helpful in interviewing young children. The dinosaurs live in a variety of post-separation settings ranging from two homes to little contact with one parent. Many other books show only one living arrangement and children in other situations feel abnormal.
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Summary: captured his interest
Review: My boyfriend's 4 1/2 son really latched onto this book. Although his parents answered all the questions he asked, he was still a bit confused. We bought his book several months before actually reading it to him. We decided he was ready for it after he was confused about some things ("when mommy gets married, he will be my daddy and daddy will be my step-dad.") We read 1/2 one evening and he asked for it to be read the next day and the following day and then asked to take it back to mommy's house (which we permitted.) He said "the dinosaur book" is still being read quite often. Perfect for this age.
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Summary: Dinosaurs Divorce brought comfort to our changing family
Review: My daughter was 6 at the time of my divorce and reading this book became an every night event. The book helped her to understand her feelings and provided great comfort. Tonight, we discussed one of her classmates whose parents are divorcing and my daughter asked if she could buy a Dinosaurs Divorce for her friend. So here we are...purchasing one to pass along to a friend. We both highly recommend this book!
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Summary: Good book for children going through divorce
Review: My divorce lawyer recommended this book to me after I expressed concern about how my kids might be handling my divorce. To be honest, it struck me as somewhat childish, but both of my sons took to it and claimed that it made them understand what was happening... and that it made them feel better to know they were not the only ones who've experienced this. And that was good enough for me!
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Summary: helping young children
Review: My sister inlaw reads this book with her daughters (ages 7 & 5)every time they come back from spending the weekends at their dad's. This helps to settle the confusion they get from spending time with a very angry and hostile father. They better understand how & why daddy says and does the things he does. The girls understand its not their and daddy still loves them.
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Summary: It helped me
Review: the book dinosaurs divorce was a good book for me to read i think. i am 13 now but read it when I was about 8. I found (?) that by hearing it from a makebelieve character or talking animal, i would understand and listen more. If you are around that age or actually any young age up to about, say 13, its a good book to read. And don't be embaressed to read it either. It will help you!
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Summary: Good but not great
Review: This book may be geared toward slightly older children, contrary to the indication on the site. While the humourous and familiar illustrations help to relieve a very tense situation, parts of the book fall flat.The image of the mother throwing back a martini with a bottle of pills at her side seems a bit gratuitous and inappropriate for smaller children. Other serious issues(spousal abuse, infidelity, child abuse)are (wisely) not addressed, and it seems that the authors are trivializing substance abuse by including it in this way. It is difficult to use this book in the early stages of informing a small child about divorce, as it quickly introduces issues that are likely quite a ways down the road; for example "Will I love my stepmom"? For smaller children, 4 to 6 years old, I prefer Vicki Lansky's It's Not Your Fault Koko Bear.
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Summary: My Review of Dinosaurs Divorce
Review: This book plays as a comic strip filled with vital information for a child whom is experiencing the tragedy of divorce. The pages light up with the vibrant depictions of the dinosaur families. The characters are depicted with great detail to facial expressions. The cartoon drawings will help the reader understand and relate to the different emotions expressed. This great learning tool includes the topics: divorce words and what they mean; why parents divorce; what about you; after the divorce; living with one parent; visiting your parent; having two home.... It lets the child know that it is not their fault for the parents' divorce. It reassures the child that parents divorce when they are no longer able to get along no matter how hard they try. Feelings that a child may not be use to experiencing such as sadness, shame, anger, guilt, and/or worried about who will take care of you. The book instructs the child to talk about how they feel so they may feel better. Often a child may be afraid to cry but Dinosaurs Divorce lets them know that it is okay to let their feelings out through tears. What I really love is that the book is realistic and never lies to the child. A child is told the truth that although they may hope that their parents will marry each other, it is very unlikely because divorce is final and most parents do not get back together. While reading the book, the reader gains useful tips about what to do after the divorce. An example is to not listen when parents say bad things about each other. The book offers the advice to tell them that you love both of them and hearing such bad things upsets you. Every area of divorce and the repercussions that may follow are covered in this book. Being a child of divorce myself, I wish I would have a had a book like this to help me get through the bad times and to let me know that how I was feeling was normal. I bought this bought for myself and brought it how to show my mother. She too agreed on how a book like this would have been useful to her in explaining our new altered life to my brothers and I. This is an excellent book for anyone, regardless of age, to add to their bibliotherapy collection. I highly recommend this book of mental medicine!
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