Divorced Fathers And Their Families

Author : Leila Miller
Publisher : Lcb Publishing
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-20
Category : Adult children of divorced parents
ISBN : 0997989319

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Primal Loss by Leila Miller Pdf

Seventy now-adult children of divorce give their candid and often heart-wrenching answers to eight questions (arranged in eight chapters, by question), including: What were the main effects of your parents' divorce on your life? What do you say to those who claim that "children are resilient" and "children are happy when their parents are happy"? What would you like to tell your parents then and now? What do you want adults in our culture to know about divorce? What role has your faith played in your healing? Their simple and poignant responses are difficult to read and yet not without hope. Most of the contributors--women and men, young and old, single and married--have never spoken of the pain and consequences of their parents' divorce until now. They have often never been asked, and they believe that no one really wants to know. Despite vastly different circumstances and details, the similarities in their testimonies are striking; as the reader will discover, the death of a child's family impacts the human heart in universal ways.

Author : Edward Kruk
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Divorced fathers
ISBN : 1552664082

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Divorced Fathers by Edward Kruk Pdf

In recent years the role of fathers has begun to shift significantly. Once bread-winner and disciplinarian, there is now a growing trend towards the involved and Invested father. In Divorced Fathers, Edward Krak examines how this changing role has affected fathers' experiences of divorce. When parents divorce it is common for mothers to receive full or primary custody of the children, leaving fathers with visitation rights of no contact at all. Based on a mixed methods study of 82 divorced fathers from British Columbia, Kruk suggests that these involved fathers suffer posttraumatic stress disorder when they lose their children. This book offers first person accounts of the emotional anguish that these fathers suffer. Divorced Fathers also, explores the fathers' perspectives on what they believe is best for their children in the divorce transition. Noting that parents', particularly fathers', voices are too often missing from discussions about the "best interests of the child," Kruk asks these fathers about their children's needs and their own parental responsibility in meeting those needs. Ultimately, Kruk argues, children benefit most from the love and care of both parents and we must ensure that fathers are supported in their efforts to play a meaningful role in their children's lives after divorce. Book jacket.

Author : Jeffery M. Leving
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781118237502

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How to be a Good Divorced Dad by Jeffery M. Leving Pdf

Positive advice for divorced dads and their families The country's leading authority on fathers' rights Jeffery M. Leving presents a definitive how-to resource for divorced dads of any age, background, and marriage history. Leving offers targeted guidance and suggests techniques for staying connected with children and dealing with ex-wives—and in some cases a new girlfriend or the wife's new boyfriend—during the divorce and afterwards. This upbeat book offers good news for divorced dads and counters many of the myths that paint divorcing fathers as alienated, irresponsible, or absent. Includes advice for overcoming limited access to children with cooperative responses and legal remedies if necessary Reveals how to avoid depression and feelings of guilt that can cause a divorced dad to give up and lose connection with his kids Offers ideas for responding to an ex-wife's remarriage, moving, unfounded accusations, and other common issues Contains guidance for engaging in new relationships and possibly remarriage How to Be a Good Divorced Dad is practical and down-to-earth and offers dozens of real life examples of dads who have discovered the importance of staying involved in their children's lives.

Author : Florence W. Kaslow
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-09
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781461455356

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Divorced Fathers and Their Families by Florence W. Kaslow Pdf

​ This book focuses on the experience of father's lives after a divorce, and how mental health professionals can help them create a healthy transition. Through the use of case examples critical issues are highlighted and discussed with supportive empirical findings and clinical insights. Traditionally, the marital legal sessions as well as the ultimate marriage settlement focus on the issues confronted by the ex-wife and mother and on the custody and visitation plan for the children. This is actually supported by law in some places. This can remove the father from important qualitative issues such as what it is like to have children in two households, relationships with two sets of grandparents, where holidays will be spent, fair rotations of responsibility and how continuing parental discord can be resolved. The issues examined in this volume are relevant to a range of professionals who deal with divorcing couples from psychologists and family therapists to legal advisors and judges.​

Author : Sanford L. Braver,Diane O'Connell
Publisher : Tarcher
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : UVA:X004153726

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Divorced Dads by Sanford L. Braver,Diane O'Connell Pdf

Millions of families strive to give their children the best possible upbringing after being split apart by divorce. Separated mothers and fathers -- and in many cases their second spouses -- struggle to find the right way to piece together parent-child relationships in its wake. In this revolutionary work, psychologist Sanford L. Braver -- who undertook the largest ever federally funded study on issues confronting divorced fathers -- shows how millions of well-intentioned mothers, fathers, judges, lawyers, educators, and other caregivers have been repeatedly and tragically misled by the prevailing data about divorce and parenthood.For years our society has accepted the image of the "dead-beat dad" who shirks childcare payments and other responsibilities. Yet Braver proves that this villainous figure -- like many other myths of the divorced parent -- simply does not exist in significant numbers. Moreover, Braver overturns one of the most important pieces of data on divorce in the past quarter-century: the belief that divorced women suffer a steep decline in their standard of living. This widely embraced notion was the result of misread data, but was transformed into "fact" by the media and the courts, and accepted by divorced families and their advocates.No other book has revealed the deep flaws in today's research on divorce. One-sided studies of divorced men and women, misused census data, and poor research have skewed many of the assumptions around which parents and courts have shaped divorce settlements, parenting responsibilities, and child-rearing decisions. Every divorced parent -- and anyone who loves a divorced parent -- urgently needs this book to understand the newrealities behind divorce and parenting. Notes. Index.

Author : Richy K. Chandler
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-19
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781784507763

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You Make Your Parents Super Happy! by Richy K. Chandler Pdf

Hey! I think you should know that there is nothing your parents are more proud of... than YOU!' This simple graphic story helps children whose parents are separating to feel better. The book says why some parents have to live in different places, reminds the child how special they are to both parents, and reassures them that both parents will keep looking after them, and love them just as before. Getting to the heart of what children need to hear in what can be a confusing time, the story lets your child know that they are loved and safe, and that this will not change. Ideal for children aged 3-7.

Author : David Popenoe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351520560

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Families without Fathers by David Popenoe Pdf

The American family is changing. Divorce, single parents, and stepfamilies are redefi ning the ways we live together and raise our children. Many "experts" feel these seemingly inevitable changes should be celebrated; they claim that the "new" families, which often lack a strong father, are actually healthier than traditional two-parent families—or, at the very least, do children no harm. But as David Popenoe shows in Families Without Fathers this optimistic view is severely misguided. Examining evidence from social and behavioral science, history, and evolutionary biology, Popenoe shows why fathers today are deserting their families in record numbers. The disintegration of the child-centered, two parent family—especially in the inner cities, where as many as two in three children are growing up without their fathers—and the weakening commitment of fathers to their children that more and more follows divorce, are central causes of many of our worst individual and social problems. Juvenile delinquency, drug and alcohol abuse, teenage pregnancy, welfare dependency, and child poverty can be directly traced to fathers' lack of involvement in their children's lives. Our situation will only get worse, Popenoe warns, unless men are willing to renew their commitment to their marriages and to their children. Yet he is not just an alarmist. He suggests concrete policies, and new ways of thinking and acting that will help all fathers improve their marriages and family lives, and tells us what we as individuals and as a society can do to support and strengthen the most important thing a man can do.

Author : Ron L. Deal
Publisher : Bethany House
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780764201592

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The Smart Stepfamily by Ron L. Deal Pdf

Each member has their own unique place in a family. Ron Deal explores the myth of the "blended" family offering practical, realistic solutions for stepfamilies.

Author : Terry Gaspard,Tracy Clifford
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-19
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781492620662

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Daughters of Divorce by Terry Gaspard,Tracy Clifford Pdf

Restore your faith in love and build healthy, successful relationships with this essential guide for every woman haunted by her parents' divorce. Silver Medal Independent Publisher's Award Winner of the Best Book Award in "Self-Help: Relationships" Over 40 percent of Americans ages eighteen to forty are children of divorce. Yet women with divorced parents are more than twice as likely than men to get divorced themselves and struggle in romantic relationships. In this powerful, uplifting guide, mother-daughter team Terry and Tracy draws on thirty years of clinical practice and interviews with over 320 daughters of divorce to help you recognize and overcome the unique emotional issues that parental separation creates so you can build the happy, long-lasting relationships you deserve. Learn how to: Examine your parents' breakup from an adult perspective Heal the wounds of the past Recognize destructive dynamics in intimate relationships and take steps to change them Trust yourself and others by embracing vulnerability Create strong partnerships with their proven Seven Steps to a Successful Relationship Break the divorce legacy once and for all!

Author : Frank F. Furstenberg,Andrew J. Cherlin
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 067465577X

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Divided Families by Frank F. Furstenberg,Andrew J. Cherlin Pdf

Explores the effects of divorce on children and their parents.

Author : Sanford L. Braver,Diane O'Connell
Publisher : Tarcher
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : UVA:X004153726

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Divorced Dads by Sanford L. Braver,Diane O'Connell Pdf

Millions of families strive to give their children the best possible upbringing after being split apart by divorce. Separated mothers and fathers -- and in many cases their second spouses -- struggle to find the right way to piece together parent-child relationships in its wake. In this revolutionary work, psychologist Sanford L. Braver -- who undertook the largest ever federally funded study on issues confronting divorced fathers -- shows how millions of well-intentioned mothers, fathers, judges, lawyers, educators, and other caregivers have been repeatedly and tragically misled by the prevailing data about divorce and parenthood.For years our society has accepted the image of the "dead-beat dad" who shirks childcare payments and other responsibilities. Yet Braver proves that this villainous figure -- like many other myths of the divorced parent -- simply does not exist in significant numbers. Moreover, Braver overturns one of the most important pieces of data on divorce in the past quarter-century: the belief that divorced women suffer a steep decline in their standard of living. This widely embraced notion was the result of misread data, but was transformed into "fact" by the media and the courts, and accepted by divorced families and their advocates.No other book has revealed the deep flaws in today's research on divorce. One-sided studies of divorced men and women, misused census data, and poor research have skewed many of the assumptions around which parents and courts have shaped divorce settlements, parenting responsibilities, and child-rearing decisions. Every divorced parent -- and anyone who loves a divorced parent -- urgently needs this book to understand the newrealities behind divorce and parenting. Notes. Index.

Author : Elaine Walsh
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781553695011

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Tips for the Divorced Dad by Elaine Walsh Pdf

With divorce being so prevalent just about everyone either needs this book and/or knows someone who needs it. It is the perfect gift book. The author is a mother who watched and learned as her daughter adjusted to her parents' divorce - in particular, as her daughter and ex-husband adjusted to their new relationship. This book is the collection of life lessons learned over six years. Knowledge that was gained both first-hand and through interviews with many other families in the midst of divorce. Because this knowledge has been documented and shared, fathers and children will benefit from what others have lived and learned.

Author : Constance R. Ahrons
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2004-06
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0060193050

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We're Still Family by Constance R. Ahrons Pdf

Interviews with adult children from the divorced families originally studied in the author's The good divorce, c1994.

Author : Kenneth N. Condrell,Linda L. Small
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-23
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781250088628

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Be a Great Divorced Dad by Kenneth N. Condrell,Linda L. Small Pdf

Your marriage may have ended, but your fatherhood has not. How can you stay an involved, caring dad in the aftermath of divorce when all kinds of obstacles appear, making you insecure and uncertain of your parenting skills? With advice and insight from psychologist and family therapist Kenneth N. Condrell, and from some of the ever-growing number of other divorced dads, this practical, insightful handbook will help you: -avoid the ten most common divorced dad pitfalls -adjust to family life after the custody agreement -handle school, homework, and extracurricular activities -strategize celebrations and holidays -deal with a child who rejects you -move on to dating and other relationships Let divorce be an opportunity for tremendous growth-and great parenting.

Author : Kristine Keese,Kristine M. Rosenthal,Harry F. Keshet
Publisher : Totowa, N.J. : Rowman and Littlefield
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036224868

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Fathers Without Partners by Kristine Keese,Kristine M. Rosenthal,Harry F. Keshet Pdf