I grew up without a father and this is the story I wish I was told... Single mothers, educators, therapists and children found the book to be '
helpful', '
healing' and '
therapeutic' for the following reasons:
- It focuses on parents' instinctive and unconditional love for their children and their innate hope to pass along their finest qualities.
- It portrays a positive image of both parents to the child reader, and explains that each parent can choose their own path.
- It cultivates a sense of self-worth, self-acceptance, and self-reliance within the child by helping him/her to cultivate an internal relationship with their dad.
This book reflects twenty years of searching for the best answer to minimize the feelings of disappointment, abandonment, and guilt that children experience when the father leaves.
The only book written by both a woman without a father and a psychologist who is respected throughout the world.
Disclaimer: The book presents the father in a positive light and does not encourage negative feelings or parental alienation. Thus, it might be a better fit for some families than others.
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