Divorce is painful and confusing. Perhaps now more than ever, you want to give your child all the love, support, and guidance he or she needs, but everything seems harder and more complicated. Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way can help. Based on Gary Neuman’s phenomenally successful Sandcastles Program ™, which has helped more than fifty thousand children cope with divorce, this warm, empathetic guide shows you:
- How to build a co-parenting relationship–even when you think you can’t
- When you or your child should see a therapist
- Age-appropriate scripts for addressing sensitive issues
- What to do when a parent moves away
- How to stop fighting with your ex-spouse
- How to navigate the emotional turmoil of custody and visitation
- How to help your child deal with change
- How to cope with kids’ common fears about separation
- How to introduce significant others into the family and help your child cope with a new stepfamily
