Good Parenting Through Your Divorce: The Essential Guidebook to Helping Your Children Adjust and Thrive Based on the Leading National Program

Hannibal, Mary Ellen

ISBN 10: 1569242577 / ISBN 13: 9781569242575

Published by Balance, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Good Parenting Through Your Divorce: The Essential Guidebook to Helping Your Children Adjust and Thrive Based on the Leading National Program
• Publisher: Balance
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1569242577
• ISBN 13: 9781569242575
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Divorce has become a way of life. One million couples dissolve their unions every year, profoundly affecting millions of children. While divorce can have many negative consequences, it need not be a disaster for children. For nearly twenty years, the Kids' Turn workshop program has been helping parents and children identify and cope with separation and divorce issues. Good Parenting Through Your Divorce distills Kids' Turn wisdom for individual readers, presenting key topics that concern all parents and their children throughout the divorce and beyond, including: How to recognize, cultivate, and respond to your child's feelings How divorce affects your child's development How to support your child's expressive self The challenge of behavior and discipline The dos and don'ts of shared parenting Understanding and managing negative reactions Guidelines for developing positive emotional habits How to manage communication with your co-parent An essential, comprehensive guide for parents, Good Parenting Through Your Divorce helps you help your children adjust to a new family arrangement. Chapters on childhood development, discipline, healthy communication, and how to move forward make this a user-friendly, complete treatment of a common but challenging experience.

About the Author

Mary Ellen Hannibal has been involved with Kids' Turn for nearly ten years. She is a writer and editor primarily for corporate and nonprofit organizations. Her writing has appeared in many local as well as national publications. She lives with her family in San Francisco, California.