Fables of Fairy Good Heart: Divorce-A Parent's Love Lasts Forever

Book Review Divorce isnt easy for anyone. But for children the process of divorce can raise difficult questions and distinct fears-fears that parents may neither understand nor know to address. In Fables of Fairy Good Heart: Divorce-A Parents Love Lasts Forever author therapist mediator and renowned relationship expert Nancy Fagan takes on one childs all too common question: If my parents can stop loving one another can they stop loving me too? The result is a childrens book that operates on multiple levels offering sons and daughters of divorce a relatable story while providing parents with a context in which to address their childrens concerns. As the first installment in Fagans Childrens Series Fables of Fairy Good Heart book one: A Parents Love Lasts Forever is equal parts storybook communication aid and therapy tool-and as such an invaluable resource for families mediators and therapists alike. When we meet the main character Jaci she is the quintessential happy kid: she loves her school her friends and spending time having fun with her parents. But when she overhears her parents fighting night after night Jaci begins to worry about her familys future. Eventually during a particularly heated fight she hears the words I dont love you anymore! and I want a divorce. Jaci doesnt know what a divorce is-but she knows it must be bad and begins to fear the loss of her parents love. Jacis sadness prompts the appearance of the Fairy Good Heart a stand-in for Fagan herself who counsels Jaci to trust in her parents love-a love that lasts forever and ever. The Fairy explains that even when parents cease to love one another they never stop loving their children. Then she leaves a stuffed toy Fairy Good Heart by Jacis side to remind her how much she is loved. As the story progresses Jaci learns to identify and express her sadness fear and anger with the help of The Fairy Good Heart a benevolent presence who also gives voice to the innovative Parent Prompts located at the end of each chapter. Designed to facilitate conversation between parents and their children the Parent Prompts include chapter summaries and simple questions that draw on Jacis experience to help young readers express their own feelings. Written with palpable empathy for parents and children alike this first title from the Fables of Fairy Good Heart(TM) series reveals an impressive depth of understanding and compassion on the part of the author. A Parents Love Lasts Forever is simple enough. But beneath the basic plotline runs a thread of sophisticated consideration for child psychology and the trauma that can influence children of divorce.