Still Mommy & Daddy - Sierre Johnson

happens when Mommy and Daddy are no longer together? Are they still Mommy and Daddy?

When parents separate, children may have many questions about what their changing family means. The relationship between two adults may end, but one important relationship remains: the one each parent shares with their child.

Still Mommy & Daddy is a reassuring children’s story created to help young readers understand the difference between a parental relationship and a romantic relationship. Although Mommy and Daddy may no longer be a couple, they can continue loving, supporting, caring for, and showing up for their children as parents.

Family separation can bring changes that children did not choose or fully understand. New routines, different households, changing schedules, and strong emotions can leave children wondering whether the people they depend on will change, too. Still Mommy & Daddy creates an age-appropriate opportunity for caregivers to talk with children about these feelings while reinforcing an important message: a change in the relationship between parents does not change who those parents are to their children.

Part of the BBS Books Social-Emotional Learning Series, this heartfelt story supports conversations about separation, divorce, co-parenting, family transitions, emotional security, and unconditional parental love. It reminds children that they are not responsible for fixing an adult relationship, choosing between parents, or carrying adult problems on their shoulders.

Families can change shape while the parent-child bond remains.

Mommy may no longer be Daddy’s partner. Daddy may no longer be Mommy’s partner.

But to their children, they can still be Mommy and Daddy.