Borderline personality disorder is one of the conditions which can cause such emotional spillovers. In some families, mental health difficulties can be at the heart of more frequent meltdowns. Meltdown Moments By Anne Sved-Williams and Marnie Jonsson-Harrison This book may alternatively be ordered from pdan (Personality Disorders Awareness Network USA). We have a limited number of copies for sale AU$30.00 + 10% GST + P&H ($3.30 within Australia). This book will help teach children to better understand what is happening at home and how not to feel responsible for their parents’ stormy times. The wonderful illustrations help with the understanding, and lighten the story with humour. Through analogies of weather patterns, the book provides psycho-educational comments by a “weather wiz” who explains the mother’s sometimes strange behaviours that can be challenging to comprehend. This book provides clinically sound and age-appropriate information for children, answering questions about the borderline personality disorder of a parent, and suggesting ways to cope with the difficult situations.

They are not listed in any particular order.Ĭlick here to download a pdf The Weather House: Living with a Parent with Borderline Personality Disorder by Lisa Laporte, PhD and Ronald Fraser M.D. Instead they use analogies children can easily understand. Many do not actually specify mental illness. Listed below are some books that may be helpful in explaining the mental illness of a parent or other adult to young children.

Happy Pants by Heather Gallagher