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or psychological danger at either parent's home; and who are available and willing to parent the children; and when required, will put their children's needs ahead of their own. |
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Separate Houses: A Handbook for Divorced Parents by Robert B. Shapiro, Bookmakers Guild, Inc., Lakewood, CO, 1989. |
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A concise guide to handling difficult issues that arise at the time of divorce, especially as they relate to children. A child-focused guide to custody decisions and creation of a visitation plan. |
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The Divorced Parent: Success Strategies for Raising Your Children After Separation by Stephanie Marston, Pocket Books, New York, 1994. |
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A guide for raising well-adjusted children following divorce. Topics include prevention of self-blame on the part of the child, helping children cope with the divorce, handling feelings of loneliness and frustration, effective discipline, creating a life of your own, building a successful parenting partnership with your ex-spouse, dealing with difficult ex-spouses and stepparents, long-distance parenting, choosing an attorney, and becoming financially independent. |
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Parent vs. Parent: How You and Your Child Can Survive the Custody Battle by Stephen P. Herman, Pantheon Books, New York, 1990. |
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A child psychiatrist and court-appointed psychiatric evaluator, Dr. Herman focuses on what to expect during litigated cases. Moving from the beginning of the dispute to the judge's final decision and beyond to visitation and relitigation, Dr. Herman explains what to expect if you are in a litigated custody battle, including how to prepare for a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation, and the emotional impact of custody proceedings on the family. The book shows readers what steps to take to safeguard their child's well-being. |
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Home for the Holidays by Ellen Seidman, Redbook Magazine, November 1991, p. 168. |
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Two children are kidnapped by their mother. The father finally gets them back after ten years, as the result of a television program. |
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Family Abduction: How to Prevent an Abduction and What to Do if Your Child Is Abducted by P. Hoff, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Arlington, VA, 1994. |
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Family abduction is another form of child abuse in which one parent uses the child as a pawn against the other parent. Frequently, that child bears the brunt of the anger felt by the abducting parent. This book tells parents what steps to take to reduce the risk of abduction when separation is imminent and discusses laws that exist to help parents recover children. |
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