For Kids

Websites

Best For Kids
Family law information for children up to 12 years of age.

Chatfirst
Information and coping strategies for children whose parents have separated or divorced.

Kids Helpline
Provides phone, web and email counselling, information and resources for children and young people.

Family Law Court: Information for Children
Material for children to help answer questions regarding child dispute services, separation and divorce.

Department of Justice
Information for kids on separation and divorce and what happens next.

Child Support Agency Youth
Books, games and activities for children experiencing separation includes a game: A kid’s guide to changing families (8 – 12 year olds).

Games

KidsBC: Explore Changeville

This animated, highly interactive website is designed to help kids experiencing parental divorce or separation. The virtual world of “Changeville” provides a range of information and activities for children to explore. This exploration takes place through the use of a personally created avatar that walks through Changeville to visit the Park, Legal Street, Break Up Street and The Mall. The website is targeted to children ages 6 to 12 and it can be explored alone, or with one or both parents.

Books

  1. The Huge Bag of Worries by Virginia Ironside
  2. 7 Strategies To Promote Emotional Intelligence In The Classroom by Marziyah Panju
  3. The Family Book/The Feel Good Book/It’s Okay To Be Different by Todd Parr
  4. Two Homes by Claire Masurel
  5. Something’s Wrong At My House by Diane Davis
  6. It’s Just Different Now by Linda Espie
  7. I Feel Angry/I Feel Sad/I’m Worried by Brian Moses
  8. The Way I Feel by Janan Cane
  9. My Many Colored Days by Dr Seuss
  10. Whoever You Are by Mem Fox
  11. Scared by Nuria Roca
  12. Silly Billy by Anthony Browne
  13. Round Fish Square Bowl by Tom Skinner
  14. How Are You Peeling? Food With Moods by Joost Elffers
  15. Sometimes I Feel… by Dr Samantha Seymour
  16. Indigo Dreaming by Amy Hamilton
  17. Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae & Guy Parker Rees
  18. The Deep by Tim Winton
  19. Pog by Lyn Lee & Kim Gamble
  20. Friends by Kathryn Cave & Nick Maland
  21. My Dad by Anthony Browne
  22. The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
  23. Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
  24. Gordon’s Got A Snookie by Dr Lisa Shanahan
  25. I’m Worried By Brian Moses
  26. Relax By Catherine O’Neil
  27. Who Am I: Yoga for Children of All Ages By Jane Lee Wiesner
  28. The Affirmation Garden By Amy Hamilton
  29. Oh, The Places You’ll Go by Dr Suess
  30. The Red Tree By Shaun Tan