Parenting Through Divorce

Parenting Through Divorce

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Table of Contents


  • 1 RELEVANCE OF DIVORCE TO CHILDREN
  • PREVALENCE OF DIVORCE
  • RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH PARENT
  • RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SIBLINGS
  • 2 MODELS OF PARENTING DURING DIVORCE
  • INDEPENDENT PARENTING
  • PARALLEL PARENTING
  • CO-PARENTING
  • 3 RESPONSES TO DIVORCE BY CHILDREN
  • UNDERSTANDING THE GRIEF CYCLE
  • DENIAL
  • ANGER
  • ANXIETY
  • CONFUSION
  • BARGAINING
  • DEPRESSION
  • ACCEPTANCE
  • 4 AGE GROUPS AND ISSUES
  • BIRTH TO FIVE YEARS
  • SIX TO EIGHT YEARS
  • NINE TO TWELVE YEARS
  • THIRTEEN TO EIGHTEEN YEARS
  • 5 COMMUNICATION BASICS FOR PARENTS
  • REFRAMES
  • MESSAGES
  • PARENTING ROLES VERSUS MARRIAGE ROLES
  • 6 TALKING TO KIDS ABOUT DIVORCE
  • HOW MUCH INFORMATION IS TOO MUCH
  • DISCUSSING DIVORCE
  • ACTIVE LISTENING
  • FUTURE FOCUSED
  • COMMON PITFALLS AND TRAPS
  • BECOMING DEFENSIVE
  • KIDS AS CAREGIVERS, SUPPORTERS OR MEDIATORS
  • KIDS AS SPIES OR MESSENGERS
  • MONEY ISSUES THROUGH DIVORCE
  • 8 PARENTING PLANS
  • WHAT IS A PARENTING PLAN?
  • WHY DEVELOP A PARENTING PLAN?
  • WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED?
  • HOW OFTEN SHOULD IT BE REVISED?
  • 9 TOPICS OF CONCERN
  • HOW TO HANDLE TOUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH KIDS
  • WHERE TO GO FOR HELP
  • 3 CHALLENGING QUESTIONS YOUR KIDS WILL ASK AND HOW TO ANSWER
  • 10 FAMILY MEETINGS
  • WHAT IS A FAMILY MEETING?
  • WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
  • WHAT CAN BE DISCUSSED?
  • KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL FAMILY MEETINGS