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Mommy, You're My Hero by Michelle Ferguson-Cohen Every day, children of military personnel are being confronted with the difficulties of having a parent deployed in the service of our country. Children's book author and military brat Michelle Ferguson-Cohen has written Daddy, You're My Hero! and Mommy, You're My Hero! to help military and reservists' families speak with children about deployment. The books address deployment from a child's perspective and talk about this separation in a simple manner to reassure and comfort small children. The books also suggest tips to maintain communication and deal with feelings of helplessness. Reviews FOXNews "a good way of encouraging discussion about and pride in the military parent's service." At Ease Magazine for Military Families "excellent tools for parents "left-behind"..comforting and helping their children find ways to make deployment seem less frightening." About the Author Michelle Ferguson-Cohen, who has had a long career in the music industry, is the daughter of a retired Army General who served two tours in Vietnam, as well as the granddaughter of a soldier killed in action during WWII. "I wrote these books from my heart. I know what it's like to experience what these children are facing," says Ferguson-Cohen. "My own father was deployed in the service of our country many times when I was young." It was important to Michelle that children of military personnel see themselves represented in the media and that the message they received was of both "pride and sensitivity,"Ferguson-Cohen says. "You should address a child’s fears," she says "But it’s important the message isn’t so dramatic it worries them further. I also wanted to give children permission to be proud of their parents." ISBN 0972926429 8”x8” board book 12 pages
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