Resources

The resources listed here have not all been formally endorsed by the Collaborative Law Institute, but we hope they might be useful to you:

"The Collaborative Way to Divorce" by Ron Ousky and Stu Webb

"Collaborative Divorce" by Peggy Thompson and Pauline Tesler

“The Complete Divorce Recovery Handbook” by John P. Splinter

“Second Chances: Men, Women and Children a Decade After Divorce” by Judith Wallerstein

“The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce: A 25 Year Landmark Study” by Judith Wallerstein

“Surviving The Breakup: How Children And Parents Cope With Divorce” by Judith Wallerstein

“We're Still Family: What Grown Children Have to Say About Their Parents' Divorce” by Constance Ahrons

“The Good Divorce” by Constance Ahrons

“For Better or For Worse: Divorce Reconsidered” by Mavis Hetherington

“Divorce ABCs” DVD

Always Family Center

Daisy Camp

DivorceCare.org

Divorce Recovery 101

Divorce Source: Minnesota Divorce Support Groups

Midlife Divorce Recovery: Helping you transform your despair into a Breathtaking Good

The Stepfamily Life

Up to Parents: A free, confidential, and interactive for divorcing and divorced parents

Cornerstone Domestic Abuse Agency

Harriet Tubman Center: Helping families in distress find peace

Domestic Abuse Project (DAP): Offering hope, inspiring change

Shelters and Emergency Housing

Sojourner Project

Parenting Resources

Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way  by M. Gary Neuman and Patricia Romanowski.  Times Books/Random House, 1998

Why Did You Have to Get a Divorce?  And When Can I Get a Hamster? : A Guide to Parenting Through Divorce by Anthony E. Wolf.  Farrar, Straus and Giroux,  1998

Joint Custody with a Jerk:  Raising a Child with an Uncooperative Ex by Julie A. Ross and Judy Corcoran. St. Martin’s Press, 1996    * terrible title, but contains some useful communication skills

Coming Apart: Why Relationships End and How to Live Through the Ending of Yours by Daphne Rose Kingma.  Conari Press, 2000

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

Child Resources

For Young Children:

My Family’s Changing:  A First Look at Family Break-up by Pat Thomas. Barron’s Educational Series, Inc., 1999

I Don’t Want to Talk About It by Jeanie Franz Ransom.  Magination Press

Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families by Laurene Krasby Brown and Marc Brown.  Little, Brown and Company, 1986

Was it the Chocolate Pudding? A Story for Little Kids about Divorce by Sandra Levin and Bryan Langdo. Amazon.com

For Older Children and Teens:

Where Am I Sleeping Tonight? (A Story of Divorce) by Carol Gordon Ekster.  Amazon.com

The Divorce Workbook for Children by Lisa Schab.  Instant Help Books/New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 2008

Help for the Hard Times by Earl Hipp.  Hazelden, 1995

Divorce is Not the End of the World: Zoe and Evan’s Coping Guide for Kids by Zoe Stern, Evan Stern and Ellen Sue Stern. Tricycle Press, 1997