Ms. Jaclyn Guenette

I Smile For Grandpa is an important and powerful book that successfully introduces and discusses what it is like to have a family member with dementia in a child-appropriate manner. Our son's friend has a grandparent that has dementia and it has been a tough thing to explain to our six-year-old. This book breaks down in a simplified way, how dementia can change the way someone's brain is able to retrieve thoughts and memories.

I appreciated so much that the book discusses how you may not be able to do the same things that you once did with the family member that has dementia and how this can feel like a loss. There was also great and proactive ways to modify activities in ways that could work for everyone including the family member who has dementia. There was a wonderful emphasis on holding on to the wonderful memories you were able to make together in the past and I thought this was a great way to tie up the book. The questions and answers at the end of the book was a great resource and also a helpful way to continue this conversation with your child.

Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.… (más)