How to Go to Visitation without Throwing Up [Paperback]

Joshua Evans (Author)

Book Description

Children of divorce often travel between parents. How To Go To Visitation Without Throwing Up is a book for young children about coping with regular visitation to separate parents, especially long-distance visitation. Written in very simple language arising from the point of view of a young boy who had a hard time adjusting to the stress of traveling back and forth to visit his mother, How To Go To Visitation Without Throwing up offers more than just a mere advisory text - it has point-by-point observations, travel safety tips, and numerous fun activities to pass the travel time. How To Go To Visitation Without Throwing Up is highly recommended reading and a great resource for any parent having to take a child on a long distance trip to visit friends and relations. The Midwest Book Review Internet Bookwatch

Editorial Reviews

Review

A real good book. I liked doing the pages and think other kids will like it to. -- Michael Morrison (10 years old), Livingston, TX , December 3, 2002

I never had a book like this before. I thought I was the only kid that felt like this. -- Candice Recar (9 years old), Miami, FL, December 8, 2002

Visitation is alrite for me but I have meat kids on the airplain who don’t like to go. -- Brittany Bello (8 years old) Casper, WY, January 6, 2003

About the Author

My name is Joshua and I have written a book called "How To Go To Visitation Without Throwing-Up."

I know about this because I have been going to visitation since I was born in October 1991. I have got there by car, van, 18 wheeler truck, train, taxicab and airplane. When I was a baby I didn’t care.

When I got bigger I would cry not to go. My dad would hold me and I would shake and cry. I wasn’t afraid of my mom I just did not want to go away. I wanted everyone I loved to stay around me. I traveled to visitation and home 4 to 6 times a year for the big holidays, spring break and summer.

Later I would get mad because my friends where I lived most of the time would get to do lots of stuff while I was gone. My dad said it was not only a order of the court but it was the right thing to do. It cost my mom and my dad a lot of money and trouble to send me back and forth. I would get upset and worried about going and sometimes I made a big deal out of it. I would say I never wanted to go ever again. Sometimes I would even throw-up.

My mom had to work a lot. I spent most of my time with a baby-sitter and sometimes with my grown-up half-sister and her children. I love my mom and would have a great time with her. I wouldn’t be nervous or worried when I was with her.

Then last summer my mom said she probably would not have the money to have me for the summer. I got really upset. I was surprised because I thought I didn’t want to go. But when I thought I couldn’t go my feelings were hurt. Finally I did get to go for 9 days instead of 42 and I was happy. Now it looks like I won’t get to see her much and I am sad about that. I would like to go and see her when I want to see her. Not when the judge or the money says I can.

Visitation has been a big thing in my life and I hope I can help you with yours. Joshua Shane Evans

Product Details

• Paperback: 106 pages
• Publisher: Palehorse Pub Inc (December 12, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587470411
• ISBN-13: 978-1587470417
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #751,540 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Kid's Advice to Other Kids. Well Done!, March 18, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Go to Visitation without Throwing Up (Paperback)

A really good piece of work. Doesn't make the child responsible for the actions of the adults. Helps the child identify, understand and deal with the feelings in a hands-on manner. Amazing how it addresses many of the worries children face. Visualizing the big picture of parenting time while recognizing that it takes small steps to get there. Everyone must work hard to accomplish a process made more difficult by the legal system and distance. I have an adult child that faced these challenges and a small child that faces them now. I wish the grown child had had this book. The younger child really enjoyed it.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kids Helping Kids to Cope with Visitation, March 1, 2003

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Sherrie L Clifford (Thorofare, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Go to Visitation without Throwing Up (Paperback)

This book is very well written for kids of all ages. Joshua has written a book that will help many kids going through the life of being bounced around from one parent to parent which is not easy for a child at any age. ...Great job Joshua...

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Stars and 5 Hugs, May 12, 2003

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Jackie Runge (Palm Springs, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Go to Visitation without Throwing Up (Paperback)

As good a book for parents as for children. This young author adresses the challenges children face and demonstrates how children and their parents inadverntly make things harder. His ideas for understanding and improving things are great.

I enjoyed the pages where Joshua identifes the many dangers in the world (in alphabetical order)including Ants,Avalanche, Baths, Bears, Bees, Burglars, Bombs, Crocodiles, Dogs, Drowning, Earthquake, Flood, Forest Fire, Homework, Hurricane, Kiss, Lightning, Monsters, Quicksand, Sharks, Snakes, Spiders, Stage Fright, Terrorist,, Things Under the Bed, Tornado and the Unknown. He lists where the danger lurks, such as Mountains, Where it is Warm or Everywhere. Then Joshua answers "Can I Get Hurt?" with responses like, No kid has ever died from getting clean. Not Ever. or Stay on paths, don't move logs, don't try to kill or tease snakes.

The pages about the things that worry children (including; the dark, getting sick, not having friends, getting dead, scary movies, tests at school, germs, answering questions in class, bullies, making mistakes, losing my things, AND MORE ...) and how he and his friends cope are WONDERFUL.

Lots of feelings explored in a very positive tone.