Title:
Co-parenting through separation and divorce : putting your children first / Jann Blackstone, PsyD ; David L. Hill, MD, FAAP.
ISBN:
9781610023801
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Publication Information:
Itasca, IL : American Academy of Pediatrics, [2020]
©2020
Physical Description:
xx, 260 pages ; 23 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Introduction -- How to use this book -- Will I get through this? -- How do I begin? -- What do children need to be healthy? -- Helping our children cope -- Facing the transition: Moving from we to me -- Co-parenting our children -- Parenting plans -- Toxic stress and its effect on our children -- Is my child safe over there? -- Is there someone new? -- The making of a family -- Visualize your future.
Summary:
"As you face one of life's most difficult transitions, divorce and child custody mediator Dr. Blackstone and pediatrician Dr. Hill offer step-by-step guidance on how to put your children first. This road map covers communicating the news in a developmentally appropriate way, helping children cope and preventing the effects of toxic stress, shared custody and parenting plans, confronting bad-mouthing and other challenges to positive co-parenting, handling concerns about safety or abuse, remarriage and blending families, co-parenting for the long haul, through the teen years and beyond, and more, with the goal of healthy, happy kids informing every step along the way" -from the publisher.
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OCLC Number:
on1125075552
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