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| It's
Not Your Fault, Koko Bear : A Read-Together Book for Parents
and Young Children During Divorce by
Vicki Lansky.
A children's book and parenting tool rolled into one.
Highly Recommended.
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| Why
Are We Getting a Divorce? by Peter
Mayer, Peter Mayle & Arthur Robins.
Aimed
at the 5-8 age group, this book looks at divorce from
a child's perspective. Offers help in coping with a family
that is splitting up.
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Helping
Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way
by M. Gary Neuman, Patricia Romanowski. The Sandcastles
course offers workshops for children of divorced parents,
in which the children are taken through a series of exercises,
drawings, poetry and role playing to help them to open
up, share their feelings and deal with issues that are
troubling them. The course is mandatory in many U.S. States.
This book contains examples of many of the exercises used
in the course and discusses how divorce can become a positive
force for change. Full of useful suggestions and "how
to" tips.
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| Helping
Children Survive Divorce : What to Expect; How to Help
by Archibald D Hart. The author provides insight into
the effect of divorce on children and explores ways
in which parents can help children deal with the social,
psychological and spiritual difficulties they may face.
Well-written and easy to read. |
Joint
Custody With a Jerk : Raising Children with an Uncooperative
Ex by Julia A. Ross, Judy Corcoran.
Co-operation
and focus on "what's best" for the children is always
the ideal to strive for and many parents do. This book,
however, is for those parents who are faced with an "ex"
who will not or can not cooperate for various reasons.
Techniques for dealing with a difficult ex are discussed
and the authors also help parents to understand their
roles in the conflict. Invaluable reading for people who
are struggling with this frustrating and damaging problem.
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| Mom's
House, Dad's House : A Complete Guide for Parents Who
Are Separated, Divorced or Remarried by
Isolina Ricci.
How
to work together to create two loving and stable homes
for your children. Warns against common mistakes and pitfalls
and teaches much-needed strengths and skills.
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| Families
Apart : Ten Keys to Successful Co-Parenting
by Melinda Blau.
How
to function as a family even though you don't all live
together. ("Divorce ends a marriage, not a family").
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| The
Complete Idiot's Guide to Surviving Divorce by
Pamela Weintraub, Terry Hillman, Elayne J Kesselman.
This
practical and comprehensive book covers issues from the
psychological to the legal in plain English, with some
humour thrown in.
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| Crazy
Time : Surviving Divorce and Building a New Life
by Abigail Trafford.
Explores
common themes, feelings and problems experienced by those
going through the process of divorce and emphasises that
this is a difficult, but temporary time. Helps
to focus on the light at the end of the tunnel!
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| When
He Leaves : Choosing to Live, Love, and Laugh Again by
Kari West, Noelle Quinn.
Written
from the viewpoint of women dealing with marital breakdown
and infidelity, this book helps the reader to understand
her emotions and avoid the "victim" role. You may not
have chosen divorce, but you can choose positive ways
of dealing with it and moving on with your life. |
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Michele
Carelse M.A. (Clinical Psychology)
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