{"id":1065,"date":"2026-05-26T19:26:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/?page_id=1065"},"modified":"2026-05-29T18:41:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:41:00","slug":"absent-or-neglectful-parents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/index.php\/absent-or-neglectful-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Absent or neglectful parents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:36% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEL-Topic-Button-Absent-Parents-800-x-800-px-V4-copy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1096 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEL-Topic-Button-Absent-Parents-800-x-800-px-V4-copy.png 800w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEL-Topic-Button-Absent-Parents-800-x-800-px-V4-copy-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEL-Topic-Button-Absent-Parents-800-x-800-px-V4-copy-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEL-Topic-Button-Absent-Parents-800-x-800-px-V4-copy-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEL-Topic-Button-Absent-Parents-800-x-800-px-V4-copy-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-839\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian.png 600w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian-300x75.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Young people are often reluctant to talk about the difficult situations they face at home. Whether the problem is uninvolved, or absent parents, or more concerning cases of neglect and abuse, it is challenging to get kids to speak with you or fellow educators.<br><br>But in order for change to happen these kids need to open up about their home life.<br><br>Not every child is a reader, but for those who are, the easy-to-read books below provide a safe way for you and a student to talk about problems at home indirectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Canadian<\/strong> settings and characters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\">Realistic fiction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\">Relatable challenges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\">Diverse characters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\">Stories featuring main characters whose parents are absent or neglectful<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Absent-and-neglectful-parents-Lorimer-SEL-Catalogue-2026.pdf\">Download our <strong>FREE<\/strong> catalogue!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b0f2936ab31942ff4e74730382457bea\">Titles featuring absent or neglectful parents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"section1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/product\/no-known-address\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459415546-719x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-517\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459415546-719x1024.jpg 719w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459415546-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459415546-768x1093.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459415546-1079x1536.jpg 1079w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459415546-1439x2048.jpg 1439w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459415546-1140x1623.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459415546.jpg 1578w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-9e59b071dbda46ce533d9649082e695c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#104d8c\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/product\/no-known-address\/\"><strong>No Known Address<\/strong><\/a><br>By Steve Barwin<br>$12.95 Paperback<br><strong>SEL SKILL:<\/strong>&nbsp;Self-Management<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br>A teen from a well-to-do, but abusive Victoria family finds himself homeless after facing false accusations. He navigates family abuse, homelessness, and the search for safety and belonging, eventually finding a supportive situation..<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/product\/no-ones-baby\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/9781459414969-720x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-869\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/9781459414969-720x1024.jpg 720w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/9781459414969-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/9781459414969-768x1093.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/9781459414969-1079x1536.jpg 1079w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/9781459414969-1439x2048.jpg 1439w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/9781459414969-1140x1622.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/9781459414969.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-448f1b5e0f31493f10b5c750fde8a317 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#104d8c\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/product\/no-ones-baby\/\"><strong>No One\u2019s Baby<\/strong><\/a><br>By Wanda Taylor<br>$12.95 Paperback<br><strong>SEL SKILL:<\/strong>&nbsp;Self-Awareness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br>A biracial teen adopted by white parents struggles with identity and loss, facing a pregnancy that forces her to confront her past and seek out her birth mother.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/product\/outta-here\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417298-664x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417298-664x1024.jpg 664w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417298-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417298-768x1185.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417298-995x1536.jpg 995w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417298-1327x2048.jpg 1327w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417298-1140x1759.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417298.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-f4c58f170270d08cdf446f534ed67a30 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#104d8c\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/product\/outta-here\/\"><strong>Outta Here<\/strong><\/a><br>By Lea Beddia<br>$16.95 Paperback<br><strong>SEL SKILL:<\/strong>&nbsp;Responsible Decision Making<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-403efa40d080747a28faa4fe05571ce7 wp-block-paragraph\">A small-town teen faces the challenges of her mother\u2019s opioid addiction and a dangerous home life, striving to escape and build a better future through college despite limited support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/product\/finding-family\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9781459418110-1-662x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9781459418110-1-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9781459418110-1-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9781459418110-1-768x1188.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9781459418110-1-993x1536.jpg 993w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9781459418110-1-1324x2048.jpg 1324w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9781459418110-1-1140x1764.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9781459418110-1.jpg 1648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-4e6374638d933be513eed909befabf10 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#104d8c\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/product\/finding-family\/\">Finding Family<\/a><\/strong><br>By Kamilah Haywood<br>$19.95 Paperback<br><strong>SEL SKILL:<\/strong> Self-Awareness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-7cf4fa1aa6d16f790a6cc4dc7b3e4064 wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Unwelcome at home, eighteen-year-old Jamaican Canadian Trey starts a new life in Toronto\u2019s Gay Village, navigating new feelings, a new environment, and new friendships.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"section2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/product\/lonely-in-happy-town\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"714\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459420038-714x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-552\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459420038-714x1024.jpeg 714w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459420038-209x300.jpeg 209w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459420038-768x1102.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459420038-1070x1536.jpeg 1070w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459420038.jpeg 1115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-81fdb173c77d2fca78156185f70aa0f5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#104d8c\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/product\/lonely-in-happy-town\/\"><strong>Lonely in Happy Town<\/strong><\/a><br>By Kristopher Mielke<br>$16.95 Paperback<br><strong>SEL SKILL:&nbsp;<\/strong>Relationship Skills<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A gay teen who escapes into an online game falls for the same girl in both virtual and real life\u2014sparking an LGBTQ+ romance that pushes him to navigate identity, reality, and what it means to truly connect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459419285-715x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-546\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459419285-715x1024.jpg 715w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459419285-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459419285-768x1101.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459419285-1072x1536.jpg 1072w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459419285-1429x2048.jpg 1429w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459419285-1140x1634.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459419285.jpg 1570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1df27f6efc3f071d75a77068ac90a59c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#104d8c\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/product\/summer-with-sunil-2\/\"><strong>Summer with Sunil<\/strong><\/a><br>By Alison Lister<br>$16.95 Paperback<br><strong>SEL SKILL:&nbsp;<\/strong>Relationship Skills<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A trans teen stuck on a lonely summer vacation in coastal Nova Scotia finds unexpected connection and self-discovery through a chance romance with another isolated queer youth facing an abusive family situation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/index.php\/self-awareness\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"725\" src=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEL-Topic-Button-sELFaWARENESS800-x-800-px-V4.png\" alt=\"Self-Awareness\" class=\"wp-image-725\" 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class=\"wp-image-726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEL-Topic-Button-Self-Management800-x-800-px-V4.png 800w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEL-Topic-Button-Self-Management800-x-800-px-V4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEL-Topic-Button-Self-Management800-x-800-px-V4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEL-Topic-Button-Self-Management800-x-800-px-V4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEL-Topic-Button-Self-Management800-x-800-px-V4-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/index.php\/relationship-skills\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"729\" 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"727\" src=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEL-Topic-Button-Responsible-Decision-Making-800-x-800-px-V4.png\" alt=\"Responsible Decision Making\" class=\"wp-image-727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEL-Topic-Button-Responsible-Decision-Making-800-x-800-px-V4.png 800w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEL-Topic-Button-Responsible-Decision-Making-800-x-800-px-V4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEL-Topic-Button-Responsible-Decision-Making-800-x-800-px-V4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEL-Topic-Button-Responsible-Decision-Making-800-x-800-px-V4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEL-Topic-Button-Responsible-Decision-Making-800-x-800-px-V4-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" 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