Dear Children A Manual For Adult Children Of Divorce

Author : William Hinckley
Publisher : BalboaPress
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-10
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1452553157

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"Dear Children", a Manual for Adult Children of Divorce by William Hinckley Pdf

This book is for Adult Children of Divorce or anyone who may be in a relationship with someone who has experienced divorce. "Dear Children", will help you understand the roots of the dysfunctions developed as a child of divorce and offer a proven means for overcoming them. This journey will enable you to break through the developmental issues that can often bind you in your daily life influencing everything from minor choices to major, life-changing decisions. This investment of time will help you discover who you really are, where you really came from and the power that this source offers you on a daily basis. You will come to understand the strength of your essence and discover the knowledge and skills to honestly and continuously reflect on your personal situations (or those of a loved one) in order to embrace a truly uplifting and empowered life. Through honest introspection, greater knowledge and embracing daily habits you will be able to live a fulfilling, uplifting and joy-filled life. We will explore the dysfunctions associated with divorce including separation, people-pleasing, abandonment, guilt and fear of conflict. We will examine some of the personifications and manifestations that adult children of divorce may use to mask their pain in order that you may better understand if this is occurring in your own life or the life of someone you love. More importantly, we will discuss how you can overcome such dysfunctions and manifestations and what you can do to prevent these destructive habits from continuing. We will further explore how daily habits can empower you towards success and fulfillment. You will come to understand how to embrace joy, how to make good decisions and how to ensure that the cycle of divorce, and its ill effects may be halted. You will learn how to be happy and empowered every day!

Author : Elizabeth Thayer,Jeffrey Zimmerman
Publisher : New Harbinger Publications
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2003-11-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781608825950

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Adult Children of Divorce by Elizabeth Thayer,Jeffrey Zimmerman Pdf

If your parents divorced when you were young, you were probably affected by the breakdown fo their marriage. Divided loyalties, secrets kept from the other parent, one life lived in two separate houses—these may have been par for the course. With this guide, you will learn that the effects of the divorce are not permanently harmful. Find out how to forgive your parents, discover new ways to enrich your own relationships and learn that there are alternative realities available. Divorce experts and psychologists Jeffrey Zimmerman, Ph.D., and Elizabeth S. Thayer Ph.D., show you how to recognize how your parents’ divorce influenced your life, resulting in disruptions such as relationship failures due to financial reasons, difficulties with commitment, and repeated situations that “just don’t seem to work out.” They provide techniques to help you understand and overcome these and other issues common to adult children of divorced parents. Zimmerman and Thayer focus on helping you learn how to build self-esteem, become resilient, establish healthy boundaries, communicate clearly, open up to trust, show love, believe in commitment and deal with vulnerable feelings.

Author : Karen Bonnell
Publisher : Sasquatch Books
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-22
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781632171474

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The Co-Parenting Handbook by Karen Bonnell Pdf

A valuable parenting guide for divorced or separated couples with kids, this handbook offers tools for navigating conflicts and setting boundaries so both children and co-parents can thrive Parents need help to confidently take on the challenges of guiding children through divorce or separation and raising them skillfully in 2 homes. The authors, both trusted divorce and co-parenting coaches, provide the road map for all family members to safely navigate the difficult emotional terrain through separation/divorce and beyond. The authors offer reassuring well-tested guidance, including advice on: • The emotional impact of separation for both parents and kids • Conflict and mediation • Settling into a 2-home family • Respectful communication and decision making • Managing finances • Co-parenting at holidays and events • Introducing new adults into children’s lives With strategies to help resolve day-to-day issues, create boundaries, and establish guidelines for a wide range of families and experiences, this accessible manual is a must have for co-parents.

Author : Carol R. Hughes,Bruce R. Fredenburg
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-22
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781538135310

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Home Will Never Be the Same Again by Carol R. Hughes,Bruce R. Fredenburg Pdf

Adult children are often overlooked and forgotten when their parents divorce later in life, but in these pages they will find comfort and understanding for the many feelings, frustrations, and challenges they face. For more than two decades, a silent revolution has been occurring and creating a seismic shift in the American family and families in other countries. It has been unfolding without much comment, and its effects are being felt across three to four generations: more couples are divorcing later in life. Called the “gray divorce revolution,” the cultural phenomenon describes couples who divorce after the age of 50. Overlooked in the issues that affect couples divorcing later in in life are the adult children of divorcing parents. Their voices open this book, and they are the voices of men and women, 18 to 50 years old. Some of them are single; some are married. Some have children of their own. All of them are in different stages of shock, fear, and sudden, dramatic change. In Home Will Never Be the Same: A Guide for Adult Children of Gray Divorce, Carol Hughes and Bruce Fredenburg share their deep understanding gained during the innumerable hours they have spent with these women and men in their clinical practices. The result is a valuable resource for these too often forgotten adult children, many of whom find that, whenever they express their feelings and experiences, the most important people in their lives frequently ignore and dismiss them. As the divorce rate for older adults soars, so too does the number of adult children who are experiencing parental divorce. Yet, these adult children frequently say that they are the only ones who are aware of what they are going through, no one understands what they are experiencing, and they feel painfully alone.

Author : Marsha Temlock
Publisher : Impact Publishers
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1886230668

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Your Child's Divorce by Marsha Temlock Pdf

When an adult child's marriage ends, lots of folks are hurt. The divorcing couple, of course, and their children. Until now, however, little attention has been paid to the parents of the divorcees. Temlock's examination of this sensitive topic offers parents a friendly guidebook packed with helpful information and suggestions from parents who've "been there." Her five-stage model of the divorce process for parents (Accepting the News, Rescuing Your Child, Responding to Changes, Stabilizing the Family, Refocusing and Rebuilding) will help readers stay grounded through the emotional upheavals they'll share with their children and grandchildren. This practical manual puts an arm around the shoulder of parents of divorcing adults and supports them through the difficult days of the divorce process and its aftermath.

Author : Carl Simon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798631753105

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Adult Children of Divorce by Carl Simon Pdf

This guide seeks to lay out a map with broad paths to healing. The primary audience of this guide is adult children who have had their parents' divorce while they are in their teens, 20s, 30s, or 40s. Family and friends of those going through this struggle will also find this content beneficial in learning how to provide support. The guide is written from the perspective of "us", "we", and "our" because I am going through these steps myself and have been for the last five years. I believe that five years of lived experience is the perfect amount of time to reflect and share, because everything is still raw and real. The lessons of divorce are personal, not distant or professional. While the flow of this guide is open and cyclical, it is also structured clearly. Like posts along a mountain trail, the structure below is to ensure that we: do not get lost or wander too far off the path of healing. Phase 1: Fall Apart - Escape, Grieve, Defensive Phase 2: Flow - Move, Process, Normalize Phase 3: Grow - Attack, Forgive, Thrive The phases offer a sequence in time. Within each phase, there are three steps, and each step is within a particular healing area: Boundaries, Physical, and Emotional. The Boundaries area describes how we relate to others. The Physical area focuses on the living, breathing person we are. The Emotional area is our complex inner world searching for meaning.Moving through the three phases in the guide allows for a continual cycle of healing. It is difficult, but it is rewarding. I promise we will be okay as long as we keep moving, set our sights to a better future, grieve, and forgive.

Author : Gillian Rothchild
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0671027883

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Dear Mom and Dad by Gillian Rothchild Pdf

More Than 180 Ways to Help Your Child Survive Your Divorce -- "Please don't ever ask me to keep secrets from my other parent." -- "Tell me the truth. Divorce can be a very hard and painful thing for everyone." -- "Please don't cram a lot of fun activities into our visit with little time to talk or cuddle." During the trauma of divorce, your own needs and concerns can be frighteningly complex. Understanding and meeting the needs of your children can seem an almost insurmountable challenge. At long last, real help is at hand in the clearest, most concise guide ever to help children at the difficult time of divorce. If you're a divorced (or separated) parent, then this book is a must-read. Join family counselor -- and divorced parent -- Gillian Rothchild as she tackles such large and small issues as: -- Telling your children about the divorce. ("Tell me that you both still love me and that you are not divorcing me too.") -- Dealing with fear. ("You divorced each other...will you someday divorce me too?") -- How to handle the little details of raising a child who lives in two houses. ("I really need to have special things at both homes.") When you're going through a divorce, the last thing you want is to have to sit down with a complicated book. You need a practical and inspiring resource with the quick, smart, and professional answers that will help you and your children get on with your lives -- happily. DEAR MOM AND DAD is just that.

Author : Diane Fassell,Claire Zion
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1992-02
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 067175565X

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Growing Up Divorced by Diane Fassell,Claire Zion Pdf

A step-by-step guide to healing for adult children of divorced parents explores the myth of the intact family, demonstrates the lingering effects of divorce on children, and outlines recovery options.

Author : Brooke Lea Foster
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780307422460

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The Way They Were by Brooke Lea Foster Pdf

How to deal with your parents’ divorce when you’re not a kid anymore As the divorce rate soars among the baby-boomer generation, more and more people in their twenties and thirties are being faced with the divorce of their parents, and few resources exist to help them cope with their unique circumstances. Written by an award-winning journalist who has lived through her own parents’ midlife divorce, this practical, comforting guide includes advice on: • How to help your parents without getting caught in the middle • How to have tough conversations with your parents about money, property, and inheritance—theirs and yours • How to understand the complexities of infidelity and stepfamilies • How to rebuild relationships with each parent after the divorce

Author : Beverly Rodgers,Tom Rodgers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Adult children of divorced parents
ISBN : OCLC:893980976

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Adult Children of Divorced Parents by Beverly Rodgers,Tom Rodgers Pdf

Author : Gloria Edward W.Beal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1413264144

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Adult Children Of Divorce by Gloria Edward W.Beal Pdf

Author : Karen Woodall,Nick Woodall
Publisher : Piatkus
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-06
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780349404660

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The Guide For Separated Parents by Karen Woodall,Nick Woodall Pdf

Children living in separated family situations fare best when their relationship with each of their parents continues to be close. Putting Children First helps mothers and fathers unlock and resolve the conflict around contact with children that can arise during and after separation. Using strategies such as parenting plans, scripted phone calls and parenting meetings, the book will enable parents to communicate effectively on all the most important things in their children's lives - and make relaxed arrangements for the continued involvement by both parents with their children.

Author : Mary Hirschfeld
Publisher : Tarcher
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0874776724

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The Adult Children of Divorce Workbook by Mary Hirschfeld Pdf

This unique and highly practical workbook will guide the estimated 20 million Adult Children of Divorce (ACDs) through the pain and confusion specific to their own past. Topics included are how divorce affects children at various ages, difficulty of stepping into adult roles as children, problems with siblings, long-term effects of divorce, and more.

Author : Francine Susan Spilke
Publisher : Random House Value Publishing
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : PSU:000011780014

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What about the Children? by Francine Susan Spilke Pdf

Author : Mary Ellen Hannibal
Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780786734597

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Good Parenting Through Your Divorce by Mary Ellen Hannibal Pdf

Divorce has become a way of life. One million couples dissolve their unions every year, profoundly affecting millions of children. While divorce can have many negative consequences, it need not be a disaster for children. For nearly twenty years, the Kids' Turn workshop program has been helping parents and children identify and cope with separation and divorce issues. Good Parenting Through Your Divorce distills Kids' Turn wisdom for individual readers, presenting key topics that concern all parents and their children throughout the divorce and beyond, including: How to recognize, cultivate, and respond to your child's feelings How divorce affects your child's development How to support your child's expressive self The challenge of behavior and discipline The dos and don'ts of shared parenting Understanding and managing negative reactions Guidelines for developing positive emotional habits How to manage communication with your co-parent An essential, comprehensive guide for parents, Good Parenting Through Your Divorce helps you help your children adjust to a new family arrangement. Chapters on childhood development, discipline, healthy communication, and how to move forward make this a user-friendly, complete treatment of a common but challenging experience.