Why Are You So Sad?: A Child's Book About Parental Depression by Beth Andrews, LCSW
Parents don't feel bad on purpose. They don't want to feel bad, just like you don't want to feel bad when you are sick with a cold or the flu and have to stay in bed when you would rather be outside playing. It just happens sometimes.
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.