Dad's Three Taps: 2

A pokey in your foot. A lot of love.Dad taps his foot, one, two, three, and his child wants to know why. At the sink, in the grocery store, and at bedtime, Dad goes still, frowns for no reason, and taps. At first he says it's nothing. Then he tells the truth.Some thoughts get stuck, like a splinter you can't pull out. They aren't happy thoughts and they aren't true ones, and they don't feel like your own. Dad explains what they are, who helps him with them, and what a family can do with a hard moment.Through a kitchen water fight and one very big goodnight kiss, a child learns that thoughts aren't the same as actions, that a parent's hard moments aren't a kid's to fix, and that love does not depend on a quiet mind.The second book in the series that began with Dad's Pillbox. Same dad, same kid, same warm line art with a single spot of color on every page. For a kid whose parent lives with intrusive thoughts, OCD, or anxiety, and for the grown-ups reading beside them. A note at the back also explains the story in plain language and points to where to find help.Written for children ages 4 to 8.