What About the Kids?: Raising Your Children Before, During, and After Divorce

ISBN: 0786887516

Author: Blakeslee, Sandra

Condition: New

The groundbreaking handbook that helps parents guide their children through divorce and co-parenting, from a New York Times bestselling author and child psychologist.This is the definitive work from the renowned child psychologist Judith Wallerstein on a subject that concerns millions of American moms and dads: How can you protect your children during and after divorce?Divorce is not a single event but a lifelong trajectory of changed circumstances that demand a different kind of parenting than we have ever known. In What About the Kids? Wallerstein draws on thirty years of in-depth interviews with children of divorce and their parents to show how to create a new family with compassion and wisdom. It covers issues that arise at the time of divorce as well as suggestions for talking to your children months and years after the event.Eminent psychologist Judith S. Wallerstein shares her unique insight and advice, including: The best and worst ages for children to experience their parents' divorce Right and wrong ways to explain divorce to your children Choosing a custody arrangement that's best for your child How to involve the grandparents -a major resource? Getting your children on your side when you form new relationships The positive effects of divorce on children (believe it or not) How divorce can actually make you a better parent Raising children who grow up able to form lasting relationships

• Timing of divorce's impact on children: Best and worst ages | Effective and ineffective ways to discuss divorce with children | Selecting the optimal custody arrangement for your child | Involving grandparents: A significant resource | Gaining children's support when forming new relationships | Unexpected positive influences of divorce on children | Divorce's potential to enhance parenting skills | Nurturing children for lasting relationships