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Why Are You So Sad?

Why Are You So Sad?

A Child's Book About Parental Depression
Illustrated by Nicole Wong
ISBN: 978-1-55798-836-2
July 2002
32 pages
Ages 03 - 08
Size 8" x 10"
Item # 4418366

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Overview

When a parent has depression, children often feel sad and confused themselves. This interactive book can help by:

  • Explaining depression and its treatment in kid terms
  • Reassuring children that their parents can get better
  • Exploring the many feelings children usually have
  • Helping children understand and express their feelings
  • Providing practical tips for coping with a parent's depression
  • Showing children how they can feel better too

Why Are You So Sad? contains a comprehensive and authoritative note to parents by therapists from the disciplines of clinical social work and clinical psychology.

Contributor bios
Beth Andrews, LCSW, is a therapist with an expertise in counseling parents with depression. She lives in Colorado.
Nicole Wong is a freelance illustrator living in Massachusetts.