I was very misled by the title of this book. I expected a comprehensive counseling guide and instead found a children's picture book. It was disappointing. It is useful as a picture book ... .

According to the National Association of School Psychologists there are approximately 1.5 million children in the United States with a parent in prison. Children with parents in prison are five times more likely than the average child to commit crimes and be imprisoned. By the next decade, one half of all prisoners will be from a family which had a parent in prison. In When A Parent Goes To Jail, professional family counselors Rebecca Yaffe and Lonnie Hoade have successfully collaborated to provide an invaluable resource to children ages 5 to 14 with an incarcerated parent cope with the resulting psychological and behavioral traumas including the physical, emotional, and social stigmas, as well as feelings of guilt, anger, fear, and shame -- thereby guiding them in maker wiser life choices than their parents did. Unique and very highly recommended for use by parents and counselors, When A Parent Goes To Jail is a comprehensive and informative approach to prevention when dealing with the symptoms of children under the stress of parental incarceration.

i used it for firewood because i was cold and i couldnt afford wood because my mom is in jail.