The Divorced Land of Sam's: Sam Has Two of Everything Now

By Dr. Camille Adams Jones and Calvin Rose II

Separation and divorce can be riddled with trauma and filled with anxiety, especially for young children. This book uses rhyme and rhythm to de-escalate the separation and divorce experience of youth. It provides a positive perspective on new family dynamics for children, while not running from the fact that their parents will no longer reside together, changing the family structure they once knew. It emphasizes adapting to change, creating new memories, and embracing love from both parental units as children nestle into their new normal at the different homes of their parents.

In a special faraway land live a group of girls and boys all named Sam. The Sams have two of everything—two hats, two gloves, two sleds, and two homes—because their mommies and daddies live apart. Having two homes can be hard, but the Sams know that their mommies and daddies love them very much. This book teaches children of separated and divorced parents how to adapt to change, create new memories, and embrace love from both parental units.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Aug 26, 2021
• ISBN: 9781664188068

Dr. Camille Adams Jones

Dr. Camille Adams Jones is a psychotherapist in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. Dr. Jones earned her doctoral from the University of Southern California, where she focused on family dynamics and trends with a special emphasis on divorce trauma in school-aged youth. She hosts relationship-restoration retreats and family-rebuilding symposiums and works as a parent coordinator, mediator, and custody evaluator in partnership with Washington, DC, and the state of Maryland court systems.

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