Surviving the Breakup

this enlightening and humane work is the first major study to document the immediate and long range effects of family dissolution

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Judith S. Wallerstein

Joan B. Kelly

Psychology & Counseling

Basic Books

Based on the Children of Divorce Project, a landmark study of sixty families during the first five years after divorce, this enlightening and humane modern classic altered the conventional wisdom on the short- and long-term effects of family dissolution.

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

Men, Women & Children A Decade After Divorce: Who Wins, Who Loses- And Why

Second Chances (Men, Women & Children A Decade After Divorce)

Literature & Fiction

Sandra Blakeslee

Contemporary

Ticknor & Fields

The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce: The 25 Year Landmark Study

Twenty-five years ago, Judith Wallerstein began talking to a group of 131 children whose parents were all going through a divorce. She asked them to tell her about the intimate details of their lives, which they did with remarkable candor. Having earned their trust, Wallerstein was rewarded with a deeply moving portrait of each of their lives as she followed them from childhood, through their adolescent struggles, and into adulthood. With The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce, Wallerstein offers us the only close-up study of divorce ever conducted -- a unique report that will change our fundamental beliefs about divorce and offer new hope for the future. 
Wallerstein chooses seven children who most embody the common life experiences of the larger group and follows their lives in vivid detail through adolescence and into their love affairs, their marriage successes and failures, and parenting their own children. In Wallerstein's hands, the experiences and anxieties of this generation of children, now in their late twenties to early forties, come to life. We watch as they struggle with the fear that their relationships will fail like those of their parents. Lacking an internal template of what a successful relationship looks like, they must invent their own codes of behavior in a culture that offers many models and few guidelines. Wallerstein shows how many over-came their dread of betrayal to find loving partners and to become successful, protective parents -- and how others are still struggling to find their heart's desire without knowing why they feel so frightened. She also demonstrates their great strengths and accomplishments, as a generation of survivors who often had to raise themselves and help their parents through difficult times. 
For the first time, using a comparison group of adults who grew up in the same communities, Wallerstein shows how adult children of divorce essentially view life differently from their peers raised in intact homes where parents also confronted marital difficulties but decided on balance to stay together. In this way she sheds light on the question so many parents confront -- whether to stay unhappily married or to divorce. 
The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce should be essential reading for all adult children of divorce, their lovers, their partners, divorced parents or those considering divorce, judges, attorneys, and mental health professionals. Challenging some of our most cherished beliefs, this is a book that will forever alter how we think about divorce and its long-term impact on American society.

Julia M. Lewis

Hyperion

The groundbreaking handbook that helps parents guide their children through divorce and co-parenting -- including the introduction of step-parents -- from a New York Times bestselling author and child psychologist. This is the definitive work from the renowned child psychologist Judith Wallerstein on a subject that concerns millions of American moms and dads: How can you protect your children during and after divorce? Divorce is not a single event but a lifelong trajectory of changed circumstances that demand a different kind of parenting than we have ever known. In What About the Kids? Wallerstein draws on thirty years of in-depth interviews with children of divorce and their parents to show how to create a new family with compassion and wisdom. It covers issues that arise at the time of divorce as well as suggestions for talking to your children months and years after the event. Eminent psychologist Judith S. Wallerstein shares her unique insight and advice in What About the Kids? -- the first comprehensive guide to easing the impact of divorce on your children -- including: <ul>
<li>The best and worst ages for children to experience their parents' divorce </li>
<li>Right and wrong ways to explain divorce to your children </li>
<li>Choosing a custody arrangement that's best for your child </li>
<li>How to involve the grandparents -- a major resource? </li>
<li>Getting the children on your side when you form new relationships </li>
<li>The positive effects of divorce on children (believe it or not) </li>
<li>How divorce can actually make you a better parent </li>
<li>Raising children who grow up able to form lasting relationships </li>
</ul>

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

Parenting & Relationships

Family Relationships

Hachette Books

Men, Women &amp; Children A Decade After Divorce: Who Wins, Who Loses- And Why

Second Chances

Self-Help

Relationships

When so many marriages fail, how do others succeed? This audio program has the answers. Based on a groundbreaking study of 50 couples who consider themselves happily married, The Good Marriage offers an entirely fresh vision of the most complex of all relationships. 4 cassettes.

The Good Marriage: How & Why Love Lasts

Soundelux Pub

Padres e Hijos Despues del Divorcio

Javier Vergara Editor, SA

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