The Truth About Children and Divorce

<p>Nationally recognized expert Robert Emery applies his twenty-five years of experience as a researcher, therapist, and mediator to offer parents a new road map to divorce. Dr. Emery shows how our powerful emotions and the way we handle them shape how we divorce&mdash;and whether our children suffer or thrive in the long run. His message is hopeful, yet realistic&mdash;divorce is invariably painful, but parents can help promote their children's resilience. With compassion and authority, Dr. Emery explains:</p> <p>&bull; Why it is so hard to really make divorce work<br />&bull; How anger and fighting can keep people from really separating<br />&bull; Why legal matters should be one of the last tasks<br />&bull; Why parental love&mdash;and limit setting&mdash;can be the best "therapy" for kids<br />&bull; How to talk to children, create workable parenting schedules, and more</p>