It's Not Your Fault
A gentle picture book that helps children know it is not their fault when adults leave. One to read together, a little at a time.
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When a child thinks it was their fault
When a parent leaves, children often believe they caused it. If I had been better, quieter or easier, they would have stayed.
Those beliefs can stay hidden for years, and they shape how a child sees themselves and the people who care for them.
It's Not Your Fault gives children gentle words for big feelings, and gives the adults who love them a way to start the conversation.
Inside the book
- A warm, illustrated story about a child learning that adults leaving is never a child's fault
- Activities to help children name and share their feelings
- Designed to be read together, a little at a time
Made to be read together
Sit close, read a page or two, and let your child lead. Some days you'll read one page. Some days you'll read it all. Both are fine.
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Meet Maxine Golden
Maxine Golden is a Parent Coach and Clinical Director of the Center for Parent Coaching, Brainspotting & Therapy in Brandon, Florida. She has over 25 years of experience with foster, adoptive and court-involved families.
Her work draws on Brainspotting, Polyvagal Theory, TBRI and play therapy. She is also an adoptive mom, so she knows these hard days from both sides.
"I wrote this book for every child who has quietly wondered if they were the reason someone left. You are loved, and it is not your fault."
What parents are saying
"I bought It's Not Your Fault for my children, and I realized it didn't just help them. It actually helped me too. I was also amazed that there is a practical activity workbook to use afterwards, which my children loved doing. By the end of using the book and the activity book, I saw a sense of peace over them."
Adoptive mother of two, It's Not Your Fault
This book is for...
- Foster, adoptive and kinship families
- Children whose parents have separated or left
- Therapists, social workers and teachers supporting children through loss
- Any grown-up who wants to help a child feel safe and loved
Questions
What age is it for?
It is written for young children, read together with a trusted adult.
Where can I buy it?
It's available on Amazon. Use any of the buttons on this page.
Can professionals use it?
Yes. Therapists, case managers and teachers can use it to open gentle conversations with children in their care.
Every child deserves to hear it: this was never your fault.
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