Something Is Wrong at My House: A Book About Parents' Fighting

I read this book to my five year old grandson. It really did not keep his interest. I wasn 't crazy about the illustrations of the mother being slapped. I bought it because I know in the past, my grandson has witnessed his dad hitting his mom. However, it has been a long time.It gives tips on how to tell if you have domestic violence in the home. It lets the children know that it is not their fault. There are some good self esteem lines for the child in here.I would not recommend this book for little children. With that being sad, it is good for older children.

When the boy first mentions the abusive behavior to an adult, that person does not respond concerned or help him. He then goes to another trusted adult and is helped that time. I love that it shows children must keep talking about it and not take it personal when the adult does not respond appropriately.

I've used it repeatedly with the children in therapy who live with trauma.. I will read the story then let the color pages.

This book is okay.I like how it includes a safety plan at the end of the book, but I still ended up printing out my own to use.

The drawings in this book are kind of boring, plain black and white. And, on one page, it depicts a man slapping a woman while the kid looks on - while I know this is a reality for some kids, I didn't feel the picture was appropriate.

Good book for talking to children about domestic violence, the impact it can have and how ato seek help. You may need to adapt some ideas for non American children but this is easily done.

I use this book for the children of abusive families iin my practice and have found it very useful as a tool to get the kids to open up.