Two Homes, One Heart: 16 Short Stories Helping Kids Navigate Divorce, Separation, and Big Feelings Between Two Homes (Social-Emotional Learning for Ages 6-8)

Two Homes, One Heart Because every child living between two houses deserves to know: you are not broken, and none of this is your fault. When a family separates, children rarely have the words for what they're feeling. The guilt. The Sunday-night stomachaches. The bear left behind at the other house. The quiet fear that somehow they caused it all. They can't always say it out loud — but they carry it everywhere. Two Homes, One Heart gives them a way to put it down. This collection of 16 gentle bedtime stories was written for children ages 6–8 who are navigating divorce, separation, or life between two homes. Each story follows a different child through a real, recognizable moment — a forgotten soccer cleat, a new stepparent in Mom's old chair, a goldfish that travels between houses — and quietly shows them they are whole, they are loved, and they will be okay. Inside, your child will meet: Emma, who learns that asking for help is braver than falling apart Lily, who has been secretly certain the divorce was her fault — until someone tells her the truth Sofia, who misses the dog that lives at Dad's house every single Sunday Nadia, whose Sunday-night worries finally get a name, and a comforting ritual to match …and twelve more children whose stories build courage, confidence, kindness, and resilience, one bedtime at a time. Why parents and grandparents reach for this book: ✔ Written for real feelings, not fairy-tale fixes — no story pretends divorce is easy, and no child is ever "fixed." They're simply understood. ✔ A "Note for Parents" after every story — practical, compassionate guidance you didn't know you needed, giving you the words to have the hard conversations. ✔ Grounded in social-emotional learning (SEL) — each story builds a specific skill: naming emotions, self-worth, managing transitions, coping with change. ✔ Perfect for two-home bedtimes — short enough for a school night, gentle enough to end the day on comfort instead of worry. ✔ A trusted gift — thoughtful support from a grandparent, therapist, teacher, or co-parent who wants to help but doesn't know how. Newly revised — carefully edited for smoother readability and gentler read-aloud flow, and now featuring additional color illustrations to bring each child's story to life. Whether your family is at the beginning of this change or years into it, these stories offer your child something they desperately need and rarely get: the reassurance that a family in two homes is still a family, and that their heart — no matter how many houses it lives in — is whole. Give your child the words for what they're feeling. Scroll up and bring Two Homes, One Heart into your bedtime tonight.