Parents Are Forever: A Step-By-Step Guide to Becoming Successful Coparents After Divorce [Paperback]

Shirley Thomas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2004

Parents Are Forever leads parents gently, in step-by-step fashion, toward becoming successful coparents after divorce. Based on the grief recovery model, this book tells moms and dads exactly what they need to do to help the children they love cope with changes in their lives.Parents are shown how to have business meetings, how to create a parenting plan, and how to keep their childrens' needs as their first priority while they transition to a new kind of family.

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About the Author

Shirley Thomas, PhD, is a psychologist in Colorado who has helped thousands of children and parents cope with separation and divorce. She emphasizes coparenting education in her work, and regularly consults with courts about the needs of children. First published in 1995, the revised edition of Parents Are Forever is widely used as a textbook in parenting classes about the needs of children to have two, cooperative parents in their lives after divorce.

Product Details

• Paperback: 171 pages
• Publisher: Springboard Publications; Revised edition (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964637839
• ISBN-13: 978-0964637832
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #401,227 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST BOOK I'VE COME ACROSS ON THIS SUBJECT, January 13, 2000

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This review is from: Parents Are Forever: A Step-By-Step Guide to Becoming Successful Coparents After Divorce (Paperback)

After reading what seems like hundreds of books on this subject, this book just seem to hit the spot. It even seemed to cover my situation - my husband of thirteen years walking out on me and our first child when she was eight months old. It described so many of the little situations that we had gone through with very helpful hints and tips on how the situation should be or should have been addressed. It is simple, practical and straight forward without too much jargon, fancy words and ideas. I liked that when it talked about situations, it divided the response into appropriate age groups of the child eg birth to 2 years, toddlers, young adolescents etc. The advice given didn't just cover everyone but was broken down into specific age groups. It is plain, simple and down to earth. Not only did I thoroughly enjoy this book but after I had finished reading it and highlighting all the passages I wanted to be able to quickly refer to again, I went and purchased a copy for my ex husband and told him he could learn a lot from it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful Steps, October 10, 2011

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This review is from: Parents Are Forever: A Step-By-Step Guide to Becoming Successful Coparents After Divorce (Paperback)

I love information given to me on a step-by- step basis. I'm using it for to put together a parenting curricum, and it is really good stuff, with good graphics. Also, its more on that format of copying for using in a group or with a group of people. can be a good buy.