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Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way
by M. Gary Neuman
Kids tend to blame themselves when parents divorce. Packed full of suggestions on everything from the best way to break the divorce news to a child (it differs according to age group) to facing the holidays, visitation, custody arrangements, anger, discipline, co-parenting, single parenting, overcompensation, sorrow, custody fights, etc.

Dinosaurs Divorce
by Marc Brown & Laurie Krasny Brown
Sympathetic to the full range of feelings that divorce produces, the authors use evocative cartoon dinosaur characters to convey their message. Chapters address such concerns as why parents divorce, what will happen to “me,” where will holidays be celebrated, living in two homes, etc.

The Truth About Children and Divorce
by Robert Emery
Psychology professor Emery knows firsthand how difficult divorce can be for children. He has an adult daughter from his first marriage, and while he regrets some of his behavior with regard to his ex-wife, he also recognizes that he and his former spouse were effective parents. When there are children, a divorce doesn't end a husband-wife relationship.

Crazy Time: Surviving Divorce and Building a New Life
by Abigail Trafford
The essential guide for men and women moving through the turmoil of divorce.

Was It the Chocolate Pudding?
by Sandra Levins
With childlike innocence and humor, a young narrator living with his single father and brother explains divorce and its grown-up words like “New Arrangement,” “Ideal Situation,” and “Differences” from a kid’s point-of-view. Special emphasis is placed on the fact that divorce is not the child’s fault, that it is a grown-up problem.

Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay
by Mira Kirshenbaum
Composed of 36 diagnostic questions, giving examples, and then succinctly offering guidelines to follow. Drawing on case studies, it offers guidelines to help singles and spouses decide whether to leave a relationship or whether enough good remains to make it worth working through conflicts.

Collaborative Divorce: The Revolutionary New Way to Restructure Your Family, Resolve Legal Issues, and Move on with Your Life
by Pauline H. Tesler & Peggy Thompson
Working with a team of caring specialists that includes two lawyers, two coaches, a financial consultant, and a child specialist (if necessary), you and your spouse focus on building a consensus that addresses the needs of everyone who will be directly affected by the divorce.

The Good Divorce
by Constance Ahrons
It's never too late to have a good divorce. Based on two decades of groundbreaking research, this book presents the surprising finding that in more than fifty percent of divorces couples end their marriages, yet preserve their families.

Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way

Dinosaurs Divorce

The Truth About Children and Divorce

Crazy Time: Surviving Divorce and Building a New Life

Was It the Chocolate Pudding?

Too Good to Leave

Collaborative Divorce: The Revolutionary New Way to Restructure Your Family, Resolve Legal Issues, and Move on with Your Life

The Good Divorce