Mike Love
Children of Separated Parents
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A behaviour is not the same as proof.The sentence this whole book is built on.
How separation affects children, and how to help them feel safe and loved in two homes.
Does any of this sound familiar?
- Your child has started saying what each parent wants to hear.
- Handovers are the worst twenty minutes of the week.
- You do not know how much to tell them, or when.
- Someone keeps saying 'children are resilient' and it does not help.
What this book is
A book about the children, not the couple: how separation actually lands on them at each age, what to say, and how two homes can both feel like home.
What it is not
A book about winning. Nothing in it helps you be the preferred parent, and chapter by chapter it explains why that aim hurts the child.
What is inside
Part I. Through your child’s eyes
Part II. Talking and listening
Part III. Two homes
Part IV. Growing up in two families
Part V. Raising resilient children
And then. Appendices with the practical material, a glossary of the terms used, further reading, and where to get help.
Buy it if
- You are separating and your first thought is the children.
- Handovers, holidays and school are a constant negotiation.
- You want to say the right thing and you are afraid of saying the wrong one.
Do not buy it if
- You want evidence for a custody argument.
- You want your ex to read it and change.
- You are looking for legal advice. This is not that.
321 pages, written from the child's side of the table.
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If you are afraid of your partner, start somewhere else.
If you have been threatened, hurt or controlled, or you think that raising this could put you or your children at risk, contact your local emergency number or a domestic violence service before anything else. Your safety comes before any question these books discuss.