RESOURCES FOR DIVORCING AND SEPARATING PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN

 Divorce and separation is hard on everyone, especially the children. The following is a list of resources and books that provide help for both parents and children to better understand and deal with the changes, traumas and stresses coming into and affecting their lives.

FOR PARENTS:

• Co-parenting 101: Helping Your Kids Arrive in Two Households after Divorce by Deesha Philyaw & Michael D. Thomas
• Death of the Relationship and the Beginning of the Rest of Your Life By Ismail Yassai, PhD
• Families Change Http://familieschange.ca.gov/
• Mom’s House, Dad’s House by Isolina Ricci, PhD
• Parenting Apart: How Separated and Divorced Parents Can Raise Happy and Secure Kids by Christina McGhee
• Putting Children First: Proven Strategies for Helping Children Thrive through Divorce by JoAnne Pedro-Carroll
• Surviving Divorce at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg92QEL4w4I
• The Impact of Divorce on Children https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKcNyfXbQzQ

FOR CHILDREN AGES 3 - 7

• Families Change Http://familieschange.ca.gov/
• I Have Two Homes by Colleen Le Maire and Marina Saumell
• It’s Not Your Fault, KoKo Bear by Vicki Lansky
• Mom’s House Dad’s House for Kids by Isolina Ricci, PhD
• My Mom and Dad Are Getting a Divorce by Florence Bienewfeld
• Sesame Street: Little children, Big Challenges  http://www.sesamestreet.org/parents/topicsandactivities/toolkits/challenges
• Standing on My Own 2 Feet: a Child’s Affirmation of Love in the Midst of Divorce by Tamara Schmitz
• Two Homes by Claire Masurel 

FOR CHILDREN AGES 9 - 12

• A Smart Girl’s Guide to Her Parents’ Divorce: How to Land on Your Feet When Your World Turns Upside Down  by Nancy Holyoke
• Divorce Is Not the End of the World: Zoe’s and Evan’s Coping Guide for Kids  Zoe Stem & Evan Stern
• Families Change    http://familieschange.ca.gov/
• Kids Health: Marriage and Divorce   http://kidshealth.org/kid/videos/talkabout-marriage.html
• The Bright Side: Surviving Your Parents’ Divorce  by Max Sandell
• The D Word by Julia Cook
• The Divorce Express  by Paula Danziger
• What’s My Job?: Helping Children Navigate the Rough Waters of Separation and Divorce   by Mary R Donahue and Gail Thomburgh, PhD
• When Your Parents Divorce: a Kid to Kids Guide to Dealing with Divorce   by Kimberly King

 FOR TEENS: 

• Families Change Http://familieschange.ca.gov/
• Now What Do I Do? A Guide to Help Teenagers with Their Parents Separation and Divorce  by Lynn Cassella-Kapusinski
• The Big D: Divorce to the Eyes of a Teen Activity Guide   by Krista Smith
• The Step-Tween Survival Guide: How to Deal with Life in a Stepfamily  by Lisa Cohn & Debbi Glasser, PhD