Divorce workbook for kids: gentle feelings pages for life in two homes

This divorce workbook for kids, made for ages 5 to 12, uses gentle activity pages to help a child make sense of a separation, put names to big feelings and feel settled in two homes. There are 26 undated pages, among them an it's not my fault page, a body map for feelings, pages about each home, a two homes calendar, a packing list for switch days, calming tools and a guide for parents, as a PDF in US Letter and A4. Download it instantly. Nothing is shipped.

Many children find it easier to draw, color and tick boxes than to talk. These pages give them a quiet, safe way in.

How this divorce workbook for kids supports your child

In plain, simple words, your child finds out what separation and divorce mean, hears without doubt that it is not their fault and checks off the important things that are not changing. Feeling faces, a body outline and a heart to color let them show what they cannot say yet, even when two feelings come at the same time.

A page for each home, a chart of what is the same and what is different, a shared calendar and a switching checklist make the new routine easier to picture and predict. When feelings grow big, there is a worry sorter, six calming tools, cards with calm thoughts and a circle of support people. The parent guide shows you how to work through the pages together, gently and without taking sides.

Who this two homes workbook is for

• Kids around 5 to 12 whose parents are separating, getting divorced or already live apart
• Children just beginning life in two homes who need help with schedules, packing and switch days
• Parents and caregivers looking for kind, neutral language to talk about the change
• Co-parenting and blended families who want a steady routine shared across both homes
• Kids who would rather draw, color and tick boxes than talk about how they feel

Design and printing

• Gentle and minimal: white pages with soft blush pink accents that use little ink
• Wide margins all around, so a home printer will not cut anything
• Two portrait sizes: A4 (210 x 297 mm) and US Letter (8.5 x 11 in)
• No dates, so start whenever you are ready and print pages again as often as needed
• Neutral Home 1 and Home 2 wording that suits every family
• Keep it in a binder or on a clipboard, or have a print shop spiral bind it

Inside the divorce workbook for kids: 26 pages

1. 1Cover with space for your child's name and age, plus an index of pages
2. 2Hello, grown-ups: four tips for working through the book, how it is organized, your hopes and a set time to sit down together
3. 3All about me, with room to draw a self portrait, 8 about me details, what I am good at, what makes me laugh and three words that sum me up
4. 4Families change: six plain facts about separating and divorce, 8 grown-up words made simple, room to draw the family and questions still on my mind
5. 5It's not my fault: a big reminder, five thoughts kids often have, each paired with the truth, lines to trace and people I can tell
6. 6Things that stay the same, 12 items to check off, what is changing next to what stays, and room to draw
7. 7My feeling words, 12 faces to circle, a today I feel scale from 1 to 5 for how big it is, a face to draw and feelings that are hard to say
8. 8Feelings in my body: a figure to color in, a key with six feelings and 14 physical signs to tick, for example a sore tummy or a lump in my throat
9. 9Two feelings at once: a heart shaded using a seven feeling key, sentences that begin I feel and I also feel, and which feeling fills most of my heart today
10. 10My feelings check-in for a whole week, with faces, where I slept, the feeling, its size and what helped on each day
11. 11My first home: a picture to draw, six prompts about this home, what I keep there, my bedtime routine and what I miss while I'm away
12. 12My second home, repeating those prompts for the other home
13. 13Same and different: a chart for 8 rules and routines in Home 1 and Home 2 with 2 empty rows, plus what I like and what feels tricky about having two homes
14. 14My two homes calendar: a month grid without dates, a color for each home and a star to mark switch days, starting Sunday in US Letter and Monday in A4
15. 15Switching homes checklist covering clothes, school, comfort and care items, where I am going and when, and what stays at each home
16. 16Switch day routine in five steps, from the evening before to settling in, plus 8 things that make switch days easier
17. 17Staying close to both: 8 ideas for keeping in touch, a call times table, what I'd like to tell you and a drawing to send
18. 18Questions I want to ask: tick from 9 questions many kids wonder about, write 7 more in a table, and add the one I'm scared to ask
19. 19Things I want you to know, with six prompts to finish and space to write a letter to a grown-up
20. 20My worry sorter: circles for what I can control and what I can't, six examples to sort, a table for worries and what to do when one pops up
21. 21My calm toolbox, six ways to calm down (balloon belly, five senses, the butterfly hug and more) with stars to rate them and a calm spot in each home
22. 22Calm thought cards: 8 cards ready to go, such as I am loved in both homes, plus 2 blank ones, all to cut out
23. 23My support people: six names in a circle around me, who I can turn to at each home and at school, plus a table of helpers
24. 24Happy memories and plans: draw and write about a happy time, list what I'm looking forward to in each home and dream up new traditions
25. 25My brave plan, six steps for moments of feeling sad, worried, angry or missing someone, to copy out for each home
26. 26Parent guide with what helps, what to avoid, words that comfort, notes on your child and signs it is time to find more support

What you will download

• Big Feelings About Divorce Workbook for Kids, US Letter PDF (26 pages)
• Big Feelings About Divorce Workbook for Kids, A4 PDF (26 pages)
• Read Me First, a printing guide (PDF)
• Tip: print the full book one time, then print fresh copies of the check-in, calendar, packing list and calm cards when needed. Lots of families keep the brave plan and calendar in both homes

How to download and print

• Check out with PayPal, a debit or credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download page opens as soon as the payment goes through.
• We email the same private download links to you, so you can download your files again later.
• Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Good to know

• The workbook is a PDF made to be printed and has no hyperlinks. You can still import it into most apps for note taking and write on it.
• It is a digital file. Nothing will be shipped to you.
• Colors may look a little different on paper than on screen.
• For personal use. Please do not share, resell or hand out the files.
• Digital files cannot be returned. If a file will not open or print properly, email us and we will help right away.
• Please treat this as a gentle family learning tool only. It cannot diagnose or treat any condition, and it is no substitute for therapy, for legal or medical advice, or for a qualified professional. Should big feelings carry on for weeks, or begin to disturb your child's sleep, schoolwork or friendships, reach out to your pediatrician, the school counselor or a mental health professional who works with children.

How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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