The Divorced Child

Introduction: The Three Crucial Years: What Parents Need to Know about Children and Divorce
PART I: CHILD-CENTERED DIVORCE
The Divorced Family
Talking to Children about Divorce
Relocating
Shared Parenting: The New Look in Child Custody
PART II: UNDERSTANDING YOURSELF: HOW TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION AND NOT PART OF THE PROBLEM
How 'Resilient' Are You?
Your Emotional Health and Your Child
How Balanced is Your Life Style?
Healthy versus Unhealthy Ways of Relieving Your Stress
PART III: THE THREE CRUCIAL YEARS: AGES 1-5
Separation and Attachment
The Need for Exploration
Divorce and Insecurity
Building and Maintaining a Support Network
PART IV: THE THREE CRUCIAL YEARS: AGES 6-11
Guiding Your Child toward Healthy Peer Groups
The Importance of Structure, Predictability, and Routine
Direction and Discipline
Tantrums and Oppositional Behaviour
School and Social Phobias
Guarding against Academic Failure
Alcohol and Drugs
PART V: THE THREE CRUCIAL YEARS: AGES 12-18
Understanding Identity
Helping Teens Answer the Question: Who am I?
Helping Teens Answer the Question: What do I stand for?
Helping Teens Answer the Question: Where am I going?
New Beginnings
Conclusion
Chapter Notes