Publisher's Synopsis
Book Overview: Tales From The Hood: Tips and Strategies for Shared Parenting With a Person You Don't Like was written for African American families who are going through the process of sharing custody, going to family law court, and making sure your child or children has the best quality of life possible. This book was written to support the cultural needs of the African American community as we have faced years of generational and historical trauma, community injustice, and ongoing acts of community and relationship violence. Black men and women have a responsibility to strengthen ourselves so that we can build the generations that come after us with sound mental health and strengthen the foundations of community with stronger foundations of healing. By reading this book, the reader will:
- Learn about the different types of relationships, how relationships fail, and the grief process for the broken relationship.
- Gain understanding about generational/historical trauma, adverse childhood experiences, and intimate partner abuse on the Black community.
- Learn about the child abuse and the role of courts affecting families.
- Learn how shared parenting affects children's physical and mental wellness and Five Strategies to improve communication while co-parenting
- Learn how healthy co-parenting impacts children and generational effects of healing on the Black family.
