When I Miss You

By Cornelia Maude Spelman and Kathy Parkinson

Young children often experience anxiety when they are separated from their mothers or fathers. A young guinea pig expresses her distress when her mother and father go away. "Missing you is a heavy, achy feeling. I don't like missing you. I want you right now!" Eventually the little guinea pig realizes that sometimes she and her parents can't be together. When that happens, she knows that others can help. "They can snuggle with me or we can play. It helps me to be warm and close to someone. They remind me that you'll be back."

• Language: English
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Release date: Jan 1, 2004
• ISBN: 9780807593493

Cornelia Maude Spelman

Cornelia Maude Spelman, a former therapist who worked with children and families, now devotes her time to writing. She lives with her husband in Illinois.

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Reviews for When I Miss You

[kerrymarsh · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book is a good way to work with separation anxiety in younger children. There are some suggestions for what a child can do when separating from a parent in the story and also a page for parents/teachers. A useful tool.

[mmontet_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a great book to help children learn to deal with separation. This book can help to soothe a child who is new to school and not used to being away from his or her parents, or it can be useful for a child who's parents are going away for a few days. It can teach children to do other things and have fun instead of sit around and be sad the entire time.