Switching Hour The: Kids of Divorce Say Good-bye Again

The Switching Hour is that time both hoped for and dreaded when children go from one world to another as they shuttle between divorced parents. Written from the childs point of view this book will help parents simplify family life as children transition between parents. Filled with facts and practical advice The Switching Hour stresses that even with the best intentions and parenting skills children and parents must come to terms with living divided lives. Click here to view the author s introduction of the Switching HourAuthor Evon O. Flesberg Ph.D. M. Div. LCPT is the founder of A Talking Place Pastoral Counseling Service in Brentwood Tennessee. Growing up in the Midwest she did her undergraduate work at Concordia College in Moorhead Minnesota. After graduating from Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque. Dr. Flesberg was ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and served churches in Iowa. She went on to earn her Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University in Nashville Tennessee where she is currently a lecturer in pastoral theology and pastoral counseling. In addition she is a Diplomate in the American Association of Pastoral CounselorsBesides parents experiencing a divorce The Switching Hour should be read by every teacher child care worker minister and childrens worker. Perhaps every lawmaker judge lawyer social worker and welfare staff should also be required to read it.--Linda Ranson Jacobs DC4K (DivorceCare for Kids) Executive DirectorProfound passionate courageous deeply insightful . . . Dr. Flesberg has heeded Elijah’s call to turn the hearts of parents to their children. (Malachi 4:6 and Luke 1:17). To read and use this book is to be confident that our children in our homes churches and synagogues will be loved protected listened to and cared for during their parents divorce and all the years following. Clergy often witness role reversal in divorce where the children cease to be the children and become the caretakers of their parents. Dr. Flesberg provides a concrete book which helps any parent and child to keep close through and following divorce. There is real healing on these pages. This book is a warm coat in a chilling wind. Professor Flesberg’s book fulfills an urgent need in our homes and faith communities. There is healing God’s healing in these pages. Help has come. --April Ulring Larson is Bishop of the LaCrosse Wisconsin Area of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaIn this book Dr. Flesberg makes the point that children in divorce have feelings. They are more than just chess pieces to be moved around to satisfy the needs or demands of the parents. The painful and poignant stories in this book told from the perspective of a child should help parents attorneys judges mediators and counselors understand how to consider children more in their plans. She makes it clear the traumatic toll on children is all too real. Dr. Flesberg gives many good suggestions and thought-provoking ideas to help parents and children post-divorce.--Marietta ShipleyThe Mediation Group of Tennessee LLC NashvilleSome 20 million children in the U.S. are shuttled between divorced parents. At each change at each switch of location children confront burdens and fears visible only to themselves. In this generous book Dr. Flesberg reveals those burdens and fears to the parents grandparents teachers and counselors who wish to help. The Switching Hour is an essential book for families teachers and caretakers.-- Volney P. Gay Ph. D. Vanderbilt University NashvilleThrough quotations letters postcards and vivid scenarios and vignettes Evon Flesberg captures the hardship that children of divorce experience by living in two homes. She also gives specific suggestions for helping children cope with the switching hour and other challenges in their lives.-- - William Bernet M.D. co-author of Children of Divorce: A Practical Guide for Parents Therapists Attorneys and JudgesEvon Flesberg has written an important work. She illuminates our understanding by flipping the switch on a national dilemma: kids of divorce saying hello and goodbye again and again. The poignant stories of these kids present us with voices most often never heard and give us insights to their fears pain frustrations and challenges. Begging the question . . . What can we do? Evon presents clear guidelines of both words that can be spoken and actions to take that will make all the difference in the lives and future of these children. Her recommendations will serve as a guide to true caring compassion and understanding . --Teresa Flint-Borden author Women Married to Men in Ministry: Breaking the Sound Barrier Together From the Circuit Rider review: The Switching Hour is that somewhat anguished period of time that period of difficult and often uncomfortable hello’s and goodbye’s as a child moves between the home of one divorced parent to the home of another. The Switching Hour is a resource that is needed and long overdue. (Click here to read the entire review.)