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Record Nr.

UNINA9910954967203321

Autore

Lippman Jessica G. <1941->

Titolo

Divorcing with children : expert answers to tough questions from parents and children / / Jessica G. Lippman and Paddy Greenwall Lewis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , c2008

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2024

ISBN

9798400641671

9786612565854

9781282565852

1282565850

9780313087356

0313087350

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (182 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LewisPaddy Greenwall <1945->

Disciplina

306.89

Soggetti

Children of divorced parents

Divorce - Psychological aspects

Divorced parents

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-161) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Reasons for divorce -- How to tell the children -- Moving out and the emotional reaction of children -- Custody -- Parental alienation -- Dos and dont's -- Grandparents, uncles, and aunts -- Changing roles -- New relationships -- New marriages and problems inherentin them.

Sommario/riassunto

It's a sad reality but one we must face and understand for the children's sake. Each year, hundreds of thousands of parents separate or divorce, and their marital breakdown is most often heartbreaking, mystifying, and painful for their children. The youngsters, regardless of age, may or may not get honest, open explanations. They may or may not understand. Reasons for the breakdown aside, it is a loss for the children, something to grieve. Many parents make it more difficult by putting the children in the middle, or telling them things to alienate them against the other parent. The children le