Some days, Dad has energy for everything. He drives with the top down, says yes to the arcade and the candy store, and stays up all night writing. Other days he can't get out of bed, and his child stands in the doorway, afraid to go in.
On an old wooden seesaw, one small question opens a conversation about bipolar disorder. Dad explains the ups and downs in words a child can hold, gets help from a doctor, and finds a steadier place. His child learns the thing every kid in this spot needs to hear. It isn't their fault, and the grown-ups are taking care of the grown-up.
Dad's Seesaw is the third book in the Dad's Mental Health series, following Dad's Pillbox and Dad's Three Taps. Each book gives families plain, honest words for a hard subject, with a note for grown-ups at the end.