You Know When....

Ms. Mary

Description

When Sam’s mom repeatedly forgets to pick him up for visitation, he doubts he is loved, but his grandparents remind him how special he is and healing begins.
Sam is a seven-year-old boy who lives with his grandparents. He doesn’t remember his dad, but his mom is scheduled to pick him up for their weekend together. She lives with her new baby and her boyfriend and says that one day, if Sam is good, he will come live with her. When Mom repeatedly does not show up for Sam, he begins to doubt if he is loved.
Luckily, his grandparents explain he is indeed very loved by the two of them, his absent parents, and even his dog, Cloud. However, parents aren’t perfect, so they make mistakes, too. With the help of his grandma, Sam learns a special exercise to remind himself that he is loved, and he learns to truly believe it.
Mommy Forgets presents issues that are both traumatic and life changing. Abandonment is a major issue in our society and a contributing factor to the increase of anger and violence around the world. This book helps children see the importance of stopping self-limiting beliefs that get in the way of recovery and offers hope and healing.

Sujets

• Emotional Abuse
• Physical Abuse
• Social Themes
• Juvenilee Fiction

Informations

• Publié par: Archway Publishing
• Date de parution: 19 octobre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781665731874
• Langue: English

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ISBN: 978-1-6657-3189-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-6657-3188-1 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-6657-3187-4 (e)

Archway Publishing rev. date: 10/14/2022
To all those who have had to deal with

questions and pain that no child should

have to deal with—may you still find

unconditional love of self to not only

overcome and survive but to thrive.
Preface
I was born into a household with domestic violence, and as the youngest, I watched my siblings and my mother become different people from those I knew in my heart they were meant to be. This inspired me to seek help in college and find a way to help others overcome the shame that often becomes a core belief of abused children. This belief leads to destructive choices and sabotaging behavior.
I believe that if we can reach out early to children who are being abused, or have been abandoned by one or both of their parents (by death, incarceration, or any other unfortunate situation), then we as caretakers can prevent them from developing this core belief. We as a society are seeing the result of children and adults who are suffering from this fear that festers into anger and then becomes resentment; it can cause so much pain that some feel the need to inflict pain on others.
If we work together to help them understand that they are not to blame and should not feel ashamed, then we can change that core belief and their future becomes elevated. This has been my experience and has become my quest.