Children's
Books on Divorce (For preschoolers and
early elementary)
•
All About Divorce, by Mary Blitzer Field, The
Center for Applied Psychology, Inc.
• Always, Always,
by Crescent Dragonwagon, MacMillan.
• Annie Stories: A Special
Kind of Storytelling, by Judith S. Wallerstein and Doris
Brett.
• Free to Be A Family:
A Book About All Kinds of Belongings, by Marlo Thomas, Bantam
Books.
• Why Are We Getting a
Divorce? by Peter Mayle, Crown Publishing.
• Daddy Doesn't Live Here
Anymore, by R. Turaw.
• Months of Sundays,
by R. Blue, Franklin Wafts, Inc.
• It's Not Your Fault,
KoKo Bear, by Vicky Lansky, Book Peddlers. Published in
1998, this book with pictures is
suitable for children ages 3-5 years
to read together. In the book, Koko bear faces many situations connected
to
divorce. He learns what divorce means.
He also learns about different feelings he has about divorce and about
how daily
events change because of divorce.
• Dinosaurs Divorce: A
Guide for Changing Families, by Laurene Krasney Brown and
Marc Brown, (1986), Little
Brown and Company. Suitable for school-aged
children. Issues such as why parents divorce, living with one parent,
having two homes, telling friends,
parents' new partners, and celebrating special occasions are discussed.
• How Do I Feel About:
My Parents' Divorce, by Julia Cole (1997), Copper Beach
Books. This book for older school-
aged children.
Books for Parents to Help Children Through Divorce
• Helping
Children Cope with Divorce, by Edward Teyber (2001) This
book was named one of the Ten Best Parenting
Books of the Year by Child magazine.
It includes research and clarifies some conclusions about the impact of
divorce
on children of different ages. There
is a detailed program for parents to help their kids understand and cope,
and it offers
specific ideas for every family member
to help get through the transition.
• Mom's House, Dad's House:
Making Two Homes for Your Child, by Isolina Ricci (1997)
Originally published in
1980, this book has been revised
and expanded. It is meant to help separated, divorced, and remarried parents
set up
good working relationships with their
ex-spouse so that their children will have the benefit of two loving parents.
Includes
reference materials, resources, as
well as emotional and legal information.
• Co-Parenting After Divorce:
How to Raise Happy, Healthy Children in Two-Home Families,
by Diana Shulman
(1997) The author, a psychologist,
has written an easy-to-read how-to guide for divorced parents with children
of any
age to help deal with the adjustment
of co-parenting after divorce. Deals with most problems that parents may
face and
gives constructive ways to
deal with conflict.
Internet resources
• http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/divorce.htm
This fact sheet by the American
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) gives information on
children
and divorce.
•
http://www.divorceinfo.com/
This site offers an excellent
wealth of information on just about every aspect of the divorce process.
The information is
organized to be user-friendly. However,
for some it maybe somewhat overwhelming. A good resource to utilize when
you
are looking for specific information/
additional resources on a divorce-related topic.
•
http://www.divorcesource.com
Another site rich with information
on divorce. Special features include divorce information by state, a research
center,
and a professional resource directory
by state and county.
•
http://www.divorcecentral.com/
This site gives information
on legal, financial, and parenting issues. They also provide a comprehensive
list of resources
for divorce-related topics such as
custody, advocacy, single parenting, step-families, and psychological
support.
•
http://www.divorceonline.com/
Provides lots of articles and
information on a wide range of topics related to divorce. An example is
the article on
parenting issues for non-custodial
fathers. Also supplies a professional reference index by area.
•
http://www.divorceandchildren.com/
A site that gives practical
tips on many issues related to children and divorce. These include dos
and don’ts for parents,
helping children adjust, factors
that influence the way children adjust to divorce, parenting issues, and
self-help for
parents.
 Children
and divorce: Internet resources for parents
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