The invisible string

Again, very much on theme, we picked very similar, uh, recs this week to, this week we picked children's books that we really wanted to recommend for different reasons and why they're super helpful.

And so the recommendation I picked this week was The Invisible String by Patrice Karst.

I use this book all the time.

I've used it for years in my practice.

I've used it with grief and loss separation.

It's literally my first go-to book whenever I'm dealing with a kid that's struggling with any kind of separation.

Um, and what's I love about this book is it leads really nicely into an art activity I would do with the kid in the family where we'd read the book, we'd talk about this invisible string, and then we'd literally make the invisible string.

And so I'd have them make a little garland made out of hearts with names of all the people that they're connected to, and then they can hang that garland in their room, and it's just such a great way to help them get a concrete example of that connectedness with the people that they love, even if they can't see, even if they're separated from them.