Safeguarding the Well-Being of Children During & After A Parental Breakup: An Evidence-Based Workbook for Separating & Divorcing Parents to Ensure the Healthy Adjustment of Their Children

This is really two great books in one. An eminently sensible guide packed with wisdom and practical tips grounded in professional experience and up-to-date scientific research. And a workbook with easy yet valuable exercises to help parents implement fifteen steps to ensure their childrens well-being. - Dr. Richard A. Warshak Past clinical professor of psychiatry University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Author Divorce Poison: How to Protect Your Family from Bad-mouthing and BrainwashingMost separating parents worry about how their children will cope with their breakups. Will the children be okay? What can be done to help them? What is known about that?The short answer is that there is a lot known about how children cope with and are affected by parental breakups. This book has been written to help parents chart a course to a hopeful future where children can be loved and cared for by both parents.Part I: Fifty Years of Research - Includes highlights of fifty years of research identifying what helps and hinders children as they cope with parental breakups.Part II: Family Transition Plan - Provides fifteen positive steps parents can take to ensure the well-being of their children. Some of the steps include: Writing a Vision Statement of a Healthy Two-Home FamilyDisengaging from Parental ConflictKeeping Children Out of The MiddleCautiously Introducing New PartnersSeeing Problems Through the Eyes of a Child