Co-Parenting After Divorce: How to Raise Happy, Healthy Children in Two-Home Families (Paperback)

by Diana Shulman (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal
Since the divorce procedure has become, legally speaking, nearly as innocuous as apple pie in America, the task has fallen to psychologists such as Shulman to provide both adults and children with the tools to get on with their lives. In this book, devoted to the immense parenting problems of divorce, no space is wasted with esoteric or gushy narrative; Shulman writes in the style of a how-to manual. The book nonetheless achieves its stated goal of being "an unintimidating and practical guide to help with the adjustment process." From the basics of "Creating a Co-Parenting Plan" to the specifics of handling the problems of children from infancy on up to age 18 in dealing with the divorce milieu, Shulman provides practical, straightforward capsules often broken down into useful steps. Though this is most suitable for divorced parents as a "ready reference" guide for thinking quickly on one's feet, public libraries would certainly do patrons a service by adding it to their collections.?David M. Turkalo, Suffolk Univ. Law Sch. Lib., Boston
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: WinnSpeed Press (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965690709
• ISBN-13: 978-0965690706
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #375,058 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent practical how-to guide that promotes cooperation., February 17, 1999

By A Customer

I am a psychiatrist with a full time private practice. I see individuals and couples, often in great pain. I welcome any tool that can help promote health and healing. Co-Parenting After Divorce definitely fits the bill. I have recommended this easy to read how-to guide time and again and have been very pleased with the results. To succeed as co-parents after divorce, couples who have been unable to make their marriage last must create a new working relationship. Co-Parenting After Divorce is a useful tool to help newly divorced parents focus on their children in a constructive way in spite of their differences. For anyone going through this painful and difficult time, I heartily recommend this book.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical help on doing right by your kids after divorce., November 3, 1998

By A Customer

Diana Shulman is to be commended! This is a marvelous, straight to the point little book that helped my ex and I get our heads on straight about how to keep our children's mental health intact. It's punchy and practical with lots of day-to-day hints on making the shuffle between Mom's and Dad's households as simple and untraumatic (for everyone) as possible. It's amazing how much useful wisdom can come in such a small, inexpensive package. If you are co-parenting a child you won't regret buying this book.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Short, practical and very inviting to read., November 6, 1998

By A Customer

Short, practical and very inviting to read, this self-help book for divorcing parents imparts sound, useful information on a variety of topics including: telling your children about divorce, communicating with an "ex," handling different parenting styles, helping children cope with their feelings and helping parents handle their own feelings.