"With “Healing Days,” the American Psychological Association has published an illustrated storybook that aims to help guide young victims through their emotional or physical trauma.
The book tells the tale of a child who has had an unspecified “bad thing” happen. Through the story, author and psychologist Susan Farber Straus emphasizes that the victim is not to blame and introduces concepts that can help children understand that there is hope for a happy future.
“Healing Days” is appropriate for children 5 to 9 years old and is designed to be read with a parent, therapist or other trusted adult...."
