When a relationship ends, there are difficult adjustments that must be made for everyone, whether you are the one leaving or the one being left. Getting through the actual legal process of separation and divorce is hard enough – while at the same time you are learning how to cope with feelings of anger, grief, or betrayal. This is especially true where children are involved – coping with shared custody and co-parenting when you are still struggling with your own feelings can be a major challenge.
12 Commandments for Divorced Parents (Father Times)
Canadian Divorce On-Line (Ontario)
Canadian Family Law & Canadian Divorce
Ending Relationships: Separation and Divorce Support
Effects Of Divorce On Children
Family 2000: Divorce - Help for Parents & Grandparents
Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program
Parental Alienation and Parental Alienation Syndrome
Rainbows Peer Support Network: "Because It Doesn't Need To Hurt Forever"
Separation/Divorce Resource Centre
Ackerman, Marc J.
Does Wednesday Mean Mom's House or Dad's? Parenting Together While Living Apart. John Wiley & Sons, 1996
Benedeck, Elissa P.,
& Brown, Catherine F.
How To Help Your Child Overcome Your Divorce. American Psychiatric Press, 1998
Blau, Melinda
Families Apart: Ten Keys to Successful Co-Parenting. Putnam Publishing, 1995
Curtis, Jill
Making and Breaking Families: The Way Ahead for Parents and their Children. Free Association Books, 1998
Fisher, Bruce, & Alberti, Robert E.
Rebuilding: When Your Relationship Ends (3rd Ed.). Impact Publishers, 1999
Fisher, Bruce, & Bierhaus, Jere
Rebuilding Workbook: When Your Relationship Ends (3rd Ed.). Impact Publishers, 2001
Jarratt, Claudia J.
Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss (Rev. Ed.). Harvard Common Press, 1994
Lansky, Vicki, & Prince, Jane
It's Not Your Fault, KoKo Bear: A Read-Together Book for Parents & Young Children During Divorce. Book Peddlers, 1998
Ricci, Isolina
Mom's House, Dad's House: A Complete Guide for Parents Who Are Separated, Divorced, or Living Apart (Rev. Ed.). Fireside, 1997
Thayer, Elizabeth, & Zimmerman, Jeffrey
The Co-Parenting Survival Guide: Letting Go of Conflict After a Difficult Divorce. New Harbinger Publications, 2001
Thomas, Shirley, & Rankin, Dorothy
Divorced But Still My Parents: A Helping Book About Divorce for Children & Parents. Springboard Publications, 1997
Thomas, Shirley, & Rankin, Dorothy
Parents Are Forever: A Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming Successful Co-Parents after Divorce. Springboard Publications, 199?
Wallerstein, Judith S., & Kelly, Joan B.
Surviving the Breakup: How Children and Parents Cope with Divorce. Basic Books, 1996
Wallerstein, Judith S., Lewis, Julia M B., & Blakeslee, Sandra
The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce: A 25 Year Landmark Study. Hyperion, 2000
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