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""This is really two great books in one. An eminently sensible guide packed with wisdom and practical tips grounded in professional experience and up-to-date scientific research. And a workbook with easy, yet valuable, exercises to help parents implement fifteen steps to ensure their children's well-being."" - Dr. Richard A. Warshak, Past clinical professor of psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Author, Divorce Poison: How to Protect Your Family from Bad-mouthing and Brainwashing Most separating parents worry about how their children will cope with their breakups. Will the children be okay? What can be done to help them? What is known about that? The short answer is that there is a lot known about how children cope with and are affected by parental breakups. This book has been written to help parents chart a course to a hopeful future where children can be loved and cared for by both parents. Part I: Fifty Years of Research - Includes highlights of fifty years of research identifying what helps and hinders children as they cope with parental breakups. Part II: Family Transition Plan - Provides fifteen positive steps parents can take to ensure the well-being of their children. Some of the steps include: Writing a Vision Statement of a Healthy Two-Home Family Disengaging from Parental Conflict Keeping Children Out of The Middle Cautiously Introducing New Partners Seeing Problems Through the Eyes of a Child

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