My Dads in Prison

A sensitive and moving account of having a parent in prison, written from a childs point of view\r\n\r\nDads gone away for a while, but I dont understand why. I miss him. \r\n\r\nEvery year in the UK, over 200,000 children suffer the trauma of parental imprisonment. Children with a parent in prison feel isolated, ashamed - unable to talk about their situation because they are scared of being bullied and judged. They often feel that they are to blame and having a parent in prison marks them as an outcast. \r\n\r\nChildren with parents in prison are: \r\n- twice as likely to experience conduct and mental health problems, and less likely to do well at school\r\n- three times more likely to be involved in offending\r\n- sixty-five per cent of boys with a convicted father will go on to offend \r\n\r\nThis sensitively written picture book explores the experience of having a parent in prison from a childs point of view. Perfect for sharing with children, it promotes understanding and provides reassurance. It has been written with the advice and support of Storybook Dads, a charity that seeks to help children and parents maintain their relationship during imprisonment by providing CD recordings of fathers reading bedtime stories to their children.