Publisher's Synopsis
Helping Children Cope with Divorce helps parents handle their children′s problems and reactions as they go through each stage of the divorce process. This award–winning book, which puts children first, includes vital information about how to minimize stress during initial breakups and ultimate separation. It offers advice on how to explain divorce in such a way that children don′t blame themselves, or think their parents will reunite if they improve their behavior and start being good. The author also makes valuable suggestions on how to protect children from parental hostilities and navigate the painful and difficult conflicts of loyalty and alliance. This is a practical guidebook for anyone who has children and is considering or in the process of a divorce.