Wishes and Worries
Publisher's Description
Wishes and Worries tells the story of Maggie and her struggle to understand her father's problem with alcohol. In this new book, Maggie wishes that her ninth birthday party will be better than the eighth. What a mess that was! Her father had been drinking and totally embarrassed her in front of her friends. Over the year, Maggie begins to get answers to some of her questions as she talks to her teacher, her school counsellor, and her parents about her father's problem with alcohol and how it affects everyone in the family. She learns that she's not responsible for her father's drinking, that it's OK to reach out for help, and that there are people in her life that she can trust and talk to about her feelings. This book will be helpful for children aged five to 10 years, parents and other family members, teachers, school counsellors and librarians and addiction and mental health professionals.
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