any books on explaining mental illness for a young child??

[simpson]

Hi

My Ex H has severe mental health problems and due to this I have decided to stop contact between him & Dcs (5 & 2)

I am just wondering if there is any books suitable for small Dcs (my 5 yr old really) that could expalin things better than "daddy's not very well"

TIA

Sorry to hear about your situation Simpson.

I did a search on Amazon for you, as I recall seeing similar books eg. for cancer, stillbirth etc. I found a few books on depression but they might not entirely fit the bill. Anyway...

Why are you sad

maybe for older kids

why is mommy sad

They do also have books to help with understanding of parents splitting up.

Otherwise I would be tempted to call the Mind helpline in the morning and ask if they have any tips? HTH.

My CPN gave my kids a book called Huge bag of worries. There is a few other books on that page as well.

Thanks for all the suggestions

Have just bought Why are you sad.

Not sure if its totally accurate to our situation, but will give it a go!!

Calling MIND is a good idea, will do that tomorrow....