I Remember You: Helping Children Think About People Who Are Not Present

Supporting children in expressing feelings about meaningful people who come in and out of their lives.Written by two early childhood mental health professionals, I Remember You helps young children address complex emotions about people they may not be able to spend time with.Children can experience significant losses associated with periodic or permanent absences of people in their lives. Connections may change due to circumstances like foster care, moving, deportation, incarceration, addiction, chronic illness, or death. By identifying a variety of feelings they may have over the course of an important relationship, I RememberYou helps children feel less alone. It invites the grown-ups present in their lives to help them consider these losses, identify and validate feelings, and find ways to process emotions.Features:¿ Questions for adults to help guide discussions with a child or group of children;¿ Inclusive characters children can relate to;¿ Useful in a variety of settings such as homes, childcare facilities, shelters, support groups, and therapeutic environments.