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Book Review of Letters to Jess and Kate: A Unique and Innovative Approach to Helping a Child Understand Divorce

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Letters to Jess and Kate is a unique tool to help parents and children talk together more easily. This collection of fictional letters from a wise and sympathetic uncle offers stories about life that encourage children through tough times. Uncle Bob writes a letter every week to Jess and Kate, sharing family stories and lessons he's learned in life, including tough subjects like: why people divorce, guilt and selfishness, sexuality, understanding God, growing up, making decisions, falling in love, and myriad other topics that concern preadolescent children. Uncle Bob's stories introduce difficult issues and make it easier to share feelings and fears, to have fun in the present, and to hope for the future.