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The Boys and Girls Book About Divorce by Richard A. Gardner, Bantam Books, New York, 1970. |
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Although published in 1970, Dr. Gardner's book still addresses universal issues faced by children of divorce. Written specifically for children, this book helps young ones deal with feelings and situations that affect them during and shortly after the divorce. Many of Dr. Gardner's positions are still advocated today, although some have become more controversialsuch as his notion that one be honest with children about negative feelings toward the other parent. |
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The Kids' Book of Divorce: By, For & About Kids by The Unit at the Fayerweather Street School with Eric Rofes as editor, Vintage Books, New York, 1981. |
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This book is the result of two years' work by 20 school children between the ages of 11 and 14 in an open school in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They offer advice on everything from how to avoid taking sides to how to deal with parents' new relationships, stepparents, and gay parents. They describe the legal process of divorce in language a child can understand and cover such subjects as handling a new living situation, holidays, visiting arrangements, and how to get support from friends, relatives, or counselors. Although published in 1981, this book is still interesting and relevant. |
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Steptrouble: A Survival Guide For Teenagers with Stepparents by William L. Coleman, CompCare Publishers, Minneapolis, 1993. |
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A product of divorce himself, Coleman explains to teenagers in a language to which they can relate, how to cope with divorce and a new stepfamily situation. Important topics include how to relate to stepparents and stepsiblings, how to handle and understand your own feelings, how to communicate with your family and stepfamily, and how to deal with a parent's love life, among others. |
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Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families by Laurence Brown and Marc Brown, Little Brown & Co., Boston, 1988. |
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The children's classic that will bring comfort to any child of divorce. |
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The Survival Manual for Women in Divorce by Carol Ann Wilson and Edwin Schilling, Revised and Updated, Quantum Press, 1994. |
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Talks about child custody, maintenance, alimony, credit cards, and Social Security. Provides checklists for the final divorce decree. Has a section on finding a lawyer. Talks about how to get started on divorce proceedings: how to file, how to mediate, how to get court orders, how to get maiden name back. |
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