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DIVORCE & SEPARATION  |  HELPFUL LINKS  |  CHILDREN  |  ADOPTION  |  STEP-FAMILIES

DIVORCE AND SEPARATION BOOKS

Between Love and Hate: A Guide to Civilized Divorce 

by Lois Gold (Penguin USA, 1996)

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What About the Kids: Raising Your Children Before, During and After Divorce

By Judith Wallerstein, Sandra Blakeslee (Hachette Books, 2004)

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The Dance of Connection: How to Talk to Someone When You’re Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or Desperate

by Harriet Lerner (Quill, 2002)

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The Co-Parenting Handbook: Raising Well-adjusted and Resilient Kids from Little Ones to Young Adults through Divorce or Separation

by Karen Bonnell (Sasquatch Books, 2017)

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Beyond Blame

by Jeffrey Kottler (Jossey Bass, 1996)

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Mom’s House, Dad’s House: Making Two Homes for Your Child

by Ricci Isolina, Ph.D.  (Fireside, 1997)

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Mindful Co-Parenting

By Jeremy Gaies and James B. Morris Jr (CreateSpace, 2014) 

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BIFF For Co-Parents: Your Guide to Difficult Co-Parent Texts, Emails, and Social Media Posts 

By Eddy, Burns, and Chafin (Unhooked Books, 2020)

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Vicki Lansky’s Divorce Book for Parents: Helping Your Children Cope With Divorce and Its Aftermath

by Vicki Lansky (Book Peddlers, 1996)

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LGBTQ Divorce and Relationship Dissolution: Psychological and Legal Perspectives and Implications for Practice

By Abbie Goldberg (Oxford University Press, 2018)

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The African-American Guide to Divorce & Drama: Breaking Up Without Breaking Down

By Lester Barclay (Khari Publishing Ltd, 2013)

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

My Family’s Changing

by Pat Thomas (B.E.S., 1999)

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My Family Is Changing: A Drawing and Activity Book for Kids of Divorce, by Tracy McConaghie (Rockridge Press, 2020)

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Why Don't We All Live Together Anymore?: Big issues for little people after a family break-up

by Emma Waddington (Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2016)

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My Parents Are Divorced Too by Melanie Ford et al (Magination Pr; 2nd edition, 2005) Age 10+

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Dinosaurs Divorce

by Laurie Krasny and Marc Brown (Little Brown & Co., 1988) *This book caters to straight families

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Momma Days, Mommy Days: A Story of Love, Change and Hope

By Isabella Moreno (AuthorHouse, 2015)

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It’s Not Your Fault, Koko Bear: A Read-Together Book for Parents & Young Children During Divorce

by Vicki Lansky (Book Peddlers, 1998)

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Don’t Want to Talk About It

by Jeanie Franz Ransom (Magination, 2000)

ADOPTION BOOKS

Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew

by Sherrie Eldridge (Dell Books, 1999)

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The Open Adoption Experience

by Lois Ruskai Melina and Sharon Kaplan Roszia (Perennial, 1993)

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Raising Adopted Children: Practical Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent

by Lois Ruskai Melina (Perennial, 1998)

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The Family of Adoption

by Joyce Maguire Pavao (Beacon Press Books, 2005)

STEP-FAMILY BOOKS

The Step-Family Handbook

By Karen Bonnell (2018)

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The Remarriage Manual

By Terry Gaspard (2020)

*I do not endorse all of these resources, but many families have found them useful.

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