I Have Two Homes (The I HAVE Series)

This book was perfect at explaining to my 4 year, that was 2 when her dad and I divorced, that two homes can be confusing but also the best option for some families. She even said "Hey, that's like you and my daddy!"

Difficult subjects require visuals to help comprehend change.

Divorce is devastating, especially when it’s not amicable. My ex and I have the most precious baby girl who is about to start Kindergarten. For me not being able to be a day to day dad is devastating. The reasons why our marriage didn’t work being used as ways to portray me as a father led to resent meant and anger. My efforts to build a bridge were always shot down by mistakes from 4.5 years ago. This book has helped us build a new bridge, a bridge that leads to a better life for our daughter, and hopefully respect and understanding of each other. I highly recommend this book to any family going through one with children. It made me cry. “Pinky promise”

I started with this book and then go the "I Have A Stepmom" book by this same author. The second book is more applicable to our situation now as the mother has lost custody, but my stepdaughter still requests this first one at times. It does specify "not married" anymore, which is a bit inconvenient for a myriad of other circumstances, but I just changed it to "not together anymore" when I read it to her. (I actually wrote it in because her dad is not as great at catching himself when he's reading it to her) She was 3 at the time, now she's almost 6. She still can't read it. She doesn't know the difference. All she knows is she gets the message that she is loved by both parents no matter where she is, and that's what matters. I really appreciate how it values both parents without devaluing the other.

This book was very helpful in our house. She is four and it is very simple and easy for her to understand and also keeps her attention. It was a great facilitator for conversation. This book also let her know that she does have two homes and it's ok for her to have two homes. She loves her book and reads it every time she is at her dads.

It doesn't work well for our situation due to having expected that mommy and daddy were married and together after the child was born. Not all parents were ever married when they had a child together and in our case, my husband and his ex split before his daughter was even born due to serious problems, but we share custody with his daughters mom. It doesn't take that type of situation into consideration either. For our family dynamic, it is completely useless as it portrays something unreal for his daughter. We cannot use this book. With that being said, I'm sure there are plenty of family's that will love this book. I'm going to donate it to the public library in hopes to help families who can benefit from its words.

My daughter is adjusting to the bounce between both homes and this book is a really kid-friendly way to talk about it and help normalize it. Thank you.

This book is incredible for my step daughter. As a four year old, she doesn't have many friends she can talk to about having "two homes" She now understands that there are more children she can relate to and this has been her favorite book for months.

Great book to help kids going through a parent's divorce.