{"product_id":"what-about-the-kids-raising-your-children-before-during-and-after-divorce-paperback","title":"What about the Kids?: Raising Your Children Before, During, and After Divorce - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSandra Blakeslee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe groundbreaking handbook that helps parents guide their children through divorce and co-parenting -- including the introduction of step-parents -- from a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and child psychologist.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eWhat About the Kids?\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eminent psychologist Judith S. Wallerstein shares her unique insight and advice in \u003ci\u003eWhat About the Kids? \u003c\/i\u003e -- the first comprehensive guide to easing the impact of divorce on your children -- including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe best and worst ages for children to experience their parents' divorce \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRight and wrong ways to explain divorce to your children \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChoosing a custody arrangement that's best for your child \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to involve the grandparents -- a major resource? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGetting the children on your side when you form new relationships \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe positive effects of divorce on children (believe it or not) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow divorce can actually make you a better parent \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaising children who grow up able to form lasting relationships \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJudith S. Wallerstein\u003c\/strong\u003e is the founder and executive director of the Center for the Family in Transition. She is senior lecturer emerita at the School of Social Welfare at the University of California at Berkeley, where she has taught for twenty-six years. She has spoken with more divorced families than anyone in the nation, and lectured to thousands of family court judges, attorneys, mental health professionals, mediators, and educators. She has appeared on \u003cem\u003eOprah\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eToday\u003c\/em\u003e show, and \u003cem\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/em\u003e, among others. She is the author, with Sandra Blakeslee, of the national bestsellers \u003cem\u003eThe Good Marriage: How and Why Love Lasts\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSecond Chances: Men, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eWomen, and Children a Decade After Divorce\u003c\/em\u003e; with Blakeslee and Julia M. Lewis of the bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Unexpected Legacy of Divorce: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eA 25-Year Landmark Study\u003c\/em\u003e; and, with Dr. Joan Berlin Kelly, of \u003cem\u003eSurviving the Breakup: How Children and Parents Cope with Divorce\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Belvedere, California. \u003cstrong\u003eSandra Blakeslee\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning science writer who contributes regularly to the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761395597600,"sku":"9780786887514","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/575fa6efbd9268c16e2af5fa8daa632c.webp?v=1780206457","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/what-about-the-kids-raising-your-children-before-during-and-after-divorce-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}