"You Weren't With Me" was designed to help parents and children talk about difficult separations, reconnect, and find their way back to each other.
"I missed you so much"
Little Rabbit and Big Rabbit are together after a difficult separation, but even though they missed each other, Little Rabbit is not ready to cuddle up and receive Big Rabbit’s love. Little Rabbit needs Big Rabbit to understand what it felt like when they were apart. “Sometimes I am very mad. I don’t understand why you weren’t with me,” says Little Rabbit, “I worry you will go away again.” Big Rabbit listens carefully and helps Little Rabbit to feel understood and loved.
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Little Rabbit and Big Rabbit are together again after a difficult separation.
But Little Rabbit has many fears and difficult feelings.
Big Rabbit listens carefully and then shares from the heart.
And in time, they find their way back to each other's arms.
Resources
Author Reading: Free Video Version
Listen to the story as read by the author. You may share this version in trainings, provided you follow the Use Guidelines.
Reading Guide from Read Restore
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