An Ordinary House
well at least it looked like one from the outside!
This is a story about Dawn and her Dad. It’s about secrets and hoarding. It’s about the impact of hoarding on children. It’s about hope.
In 2014, I self-published “An Ordinary House”, the first children’s picture in English that explores and supports the experience of children living in hoarded homes.
“This book is her passion though” in this article.
“This is a story of how a child overwhelmed by a cluttered, hoarded household finds hope in the community around her. There are literally thousands of children who lead a hidden life, separated from friends who never visit, nowhere to sleep or do homework, and at high risk of fire and health hazards because of the vast amount of‘stuff’in their home.
Tania Reid has written this timely book for so many children living with hoarding and associated deprivations. She speaks for hundreds of community workers working with families affected by hoarding and squalor across our communities – from the leafy green suburbs to the public housing communities – with heartfelt knowledge that these children are at risk”. Dr Christopher Mogan PhD Director, The Anxiety Clinic, Melbourne, Victoria Hoarding Disorder Clinician, Researcher October 2013
The international minor and youth children of hoarding parents lists this under “great books”. https://mycohp.groups.io/g/main/wiki/8259
An Ordinary House is $10 AUD plus $5 postage within Australia. Additional fees for international.
