Divorce and Co-parenting
eBook - ePub

Divorce and Co-parenting

A Support Guide for the Modern Family

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Divorce and Co-parenting

A Support Guide for the Modern Family

About this book

Some of the statistics are well known, if still jarring: One of two marriages contracted will end in divorce. More than a million children each year experience their parents' divorce. Other figures are less publicized: Diagnosable psychological problems occur in 30%--40% percent of individuals whose parents divorce -- a rate three times higher than that for individuals whose families remain together. Divorce and Co-parenting explores the impact of divorce on adolescents and young adults, drawing on anecdotes from the authors' own medical and law practices to illustrate how parents' decision-making can powerfully impact their children's well-being before, during, and after a divorce -- even into adulthood.

This volume, a revised edition of How to Help Your Children Overcome Your Divorce -- originally published in the 1990s -- is updated to reflect significant changes in family dynamics, technology and social media, and the matrimonial legal landscape over the past 30 years.

This guide offers new methods of alternative dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration, collaborative law, and parenting coordinators, as it addresses a wide variety of family situations, such as the following: • Uninvolved or absent noncustodial parents• Parents with mental illness• Incarcerated parents• LGBTQ parents or children• Sexually or physically abused children

Although written to be a multidisciplinary resource for professionals in many settings -- among them, psychiatrists, social workers, pediatricians, and attorneys -- Divorce and Co-Parenting is written in an accessible, easily digestible style. This makes the book applicable for parents, grandparents, teachers, and even adolescents looking for practical information on mitigating the effects of divorce on the family.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Chapter 1 It’s A Different World Now
  7. Chapter 2 The Decision to Divorce: Putting Children First
  8. Chapter 3 How to Tell Your Children About Your Divorce
  9. Chapter 4 Minimizing the Effects of the Legal Process on Your Children
  10. Chapter 5 Impact of Divorce on Children
  11. Chapter 6 Impact of Divorce on Parenting
  12. Chapter 7 Parenting Time and Related Issues
  13. Chapter 8 Special Parenting Issues
  14. Chapter 9 Parenting Techniques to Build Your Child’s Self-Esteem
  15. Chapter 10 Discipline as Guide and Teacher
  16. Chapter 11 Making Use of Others’ Support
  17. Chapter 12 Danger Signals: When Is Professional Help Needed?
  18. Chapter 13 Adjusting to Life in a Stepfamily
  19. Chapter 14 Questions and Answers
  20. Chapter 15 Additional Resources and Helpful Organizations for Divorced Parents
  21. Index