12/10/2025
DIANE HARVEY, LCSW ~ Author & Public Speaker. dianeharveyworks.com
Two books are: Why the Snowman Melts and Raising Daddy.
Website is dianeharveyworks.com
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Why the Snowman Melts
~ Hardback – $20.00 Available on Amazon and dianeharveyworks.com
Twins Patty and Bobby Ross move from Miami to Chicago when their father gets a new job. Though they are unhappy about leaving old friends, they are thrilled at the thought of building their first snowman!
With the help of family and new friends, they build a wonderful snowman! But sadness rears its ugly head when the snowman starts to melt. This time, they learn valuable lessons about change and loss that help them to cope with life’s inevitable disappointments.
This book can be used: to help children cope with feelings about change and loss; for reading and writing enrichment; and as a fun reading activity!
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RAISING DADDY ~
Paperback – $15.00 Ebook – $7.99 Available on Amazon and most online book distributors
"Three months after his stroke and heart attack, Daddy was discharged from the hospital to come home with me. My house became a revolving door for nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and caregiver candidates. I took a vacation from work to transition Daddy into his new home. And this was now his home. His standard week-long visit had already been extended and he was in no condition to live autonomously.
Days before my vacation ended, the big picture became crystal clear! Daddy really didn’t want a caregiver at all, he wanted me! Every time I mentioned going back to work, he would ask, “Do you have to go back?” While I was the youngest, in his opinion I was also the bossiest! I was also the only one who was a parent. Daddy was acutely aware of parenting tasks such as planning, making tough decisions, sacrificing, and balancing work with home life. Perhaps he was confident that because I had raised two children, which became more difficult after my divorce, certainly I had the skills to help him through this phase of life. Who knows what was going through that gray-haired head of his! I didn’t have a clue what was to come, but after he had been with me for six months, I recognized that raising kids was merely a precursor to raising Daddy!"
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