"As a school counselor for almost 25 years, I was very happy to be introduced to the book, Mom's House, Dad's House for Kids, by Isolina Ricci. Right away, I knew I wanted to use it as the resource and guide for the 4th and 5th grade divorce groups that I was planning to initiate. She was very helpful and encouraging in getting me started by allowing me to download lesson plans, creating a questionnaire to get an idea of the children's concerns and helping me get a 10% discount on the 20+ books that I ordered.

The groups ran once a week (during the school day) for half of the school year and lasted for 40 minutes. We would take turns reading and discussing many of the different topics and sections of the book that were most relevant to them. They especially liked the part of the "feelings soup" and became excited about coming up with some feeling words of their own to add to her list. From the feedback I received from both the kids and their parents, some salient points were: they felt empowered with the knowledge, they didn't feel so alone anymore and that being part of the group helped normalize their experience.

I would highly recommend Mom's House, Dad's House for Kids to anyone going through divorce or separation and to anyone working with kids that are going through divorce or separation. Whether it's in a school/group setting, a family reading it together, or individual kids reading it on their own---this is a very helpful and hopeful book."

Esteban Montaño, M.S.,School Counselor, Winters School District, Winters, CA.