Divorced Kids: What You Need to Know to Help Kids Survive a Divorce

Provides guidelines for parents on how to help their children cope with divorce, and how to handle such issues as visitation and discipline, grandparents, and dating and remarriage

survivors. And parents have the potential not only to help their children survive but also to thrive -- despite the pain and upheaval of divorce. Written with honesty and sensitivity by two divorced mothers of happy, well-adjusted children, this inspiring and understanding sourcebook speaks to all of us who are divorced parents and all of us with children of any age who are learning to cope with a new way of family life. Inside, you'll find:
-- Strategies for coping with loss
-- Practical solutions for visitation rights -- and how to avoid visitation mistakes
-- Insightful advice on becoming a stepfamily
-- Methods for positive, consistent discipline before, during, and after the divorce
-- Ways to nurture and protect your child's self-esteem
-- And much more that will help you move through the difficulties of divorce toward a new, healthier family life.