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The co-parenting handbook : raising well-adjusted and resilient kids from little ones to young adults through divorce or separation  Cover Image Book Book

The co-parenting handbook : raising well-adjusted and resilient kids from little ones to young adults through divorce or separation / Karen Bonnell with Kristin Little.

Bonnell, Karen, (author.).

Summary:

"A practical manual for parents transitioning from being a married couple with children to being solely co-parents together. This guide helps them navigate difficult emotional terrain, create boundaries, and establish guidelines so that together they can be the parents their children deserve. The Co-Parenting Handbookhelps parents confidently take on the challenges of raising children when they live in separate homes. Addressing parents' questions about the emotional impact of separation, conflict, grief, and recovery, the author skillfully provides a roadmap for all members of the family to constructively navigate through separation/divorce and beyond. Through practical and reassuring guidance, parents discover how to move on from being angry and hurt partners to constructive, successful co-parents who are able to put their children's needs first"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781632171467 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: xx, 267 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Seattle : Sasquatch Books, 2017.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Parenting, Part-time > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Parenting, Part-time > Psychological aspects.
Genre: Handbooks and manuals.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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  • Baker & Taylor
    "A practical manual for parents transitioning from being a married couple with children to being solely co-parents together. This guide helps them navigate difficult emotional terrain, create boundaries, and establish guidelines so that together they canbe the parents their children deserve. The Co-Parenting Handbookhelps parents confidently take on the challenges of raising children when they live in separate homes. Addressing parents' questions about the emotional impact of separation, conflict, grief, and recovery, the author skillfully provides a roadmap for all members of the family to constructively navigate through separation/divorce and beyond. Through practical and reassuring guidance, parents discover how to move on from being angry and hurt partners to constructive, successful co-parents who are able to put their children's needs first"--
  • Baker & Taylor
    "A practical manual for parents who are transitioning from being a couple with children to being co-parents. This guide helps those parents navigate difficult emotional terrain, create boundaries, and establish guidelines so that together they can be theparents their children deserve"--
  • Random House, Inc.
    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.

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