Jade Miller's "Dear Little Ones"

Title: A Children’s Self Help

“Dear Little Ones” by Jade Miller

Reviewed by T’s Blogging

12/20/2015

12:33 p.m.

An old parable reads, “There is no rulebook to parenting,” and while that holds true for some, at times parents find themselves in unchartered territories, which leaves them baffled. It is refreshing to stumble upon a book that can offer an understanding, as well as assist a child and their parent in discussing a topic such as Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID).

We can all agree that children suffer through so many things, seen and unseen. Yet, like adults they can pull information from countless areas to start the process of healing. And that is what Jade Miller’s, “Dear Little Ones” offer; it gives its readers an understanding, love, and the starting stages to healing.

Centered on the topic of DID, Miller creates a heroine who promises to protect the child along their journey. The book reiterates time and time again that what the child is experiencing is not their fault, which leads one to the understanding that this book should be used to reinforce conversations that have taken place prior to. The book also reminds the child of their value, and does this by speaking life into them, using phrases such as, “You are wonderful, you are beautiful….” It also offers words of encouragement and an explanations that often times is overlooked, forgotten about, or even hard for the adult to explain.

There is one issue a parent might have with this read…, the illustrations. Though the pictures assist in telling the story and are very lovely, when attacking a topic that can affect humans, and considering that this book is geared toward children, the visual should reflect individuals the child/reader can identify with. Since children are impressionable it is important that books, especially self-help books, offers the child options. On example I can point out would be on page 35 (the electronic version),  perhaps several different nationalities and or genders could have been shown on this page, which enables or demonstrates that a “helper” can be male, female, African American, Hispanic, Japanese, or Caucasian. This allows the child to form a clearer view.

I give “Dear Little Ones” 4 out of 5 stars.

Happy Reading

T's Blogging