The Truth about Children and Divorce: Dealing with the Emotions So You and Your Children Can Thrive

Nationally recognized expert Robert Emery applies his twenty-five years of experience as a researcher, therapist, and mediator to offer parents a new road map to divorce. Dr. Emery shows how our powerful emotions and the way we handle them shape how we divorce--and whether our children suffer or thrive in the long run. His message is hopeful, yet realistic--divorce is invariably painful, but parents can help promote their children's resilience. With compassion and authority, Dr. Emery explains: - Why it is so hard to really make divorce work- How anger and fighting can keep people from really separating- Why legal matters should be one of the last tasks- Why parental love--and limit setting--can be the best "therapy" for kids- How to talk to children, create workable parenting schedules, and moreAuthor: Robert E. EmeryPublisher: Plume BooksPublished: 02/01/2006Pages: 336Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.56w x 0.73dISBN: 9780452287167Audience: Young AdultAward: Books