Tools for Parents

Website for Local Agency Resources

• UnitedWay.org

Websites for Communication

• OurFamilyWizard.com
• ProudToParent.org
• Sharekids.com
• UpToParents.org

Books

• 101 Ways to Be a Long-Distance Super-Dad… or Mom, Too! G. Newman (2000) Blossom Valley Press.
• Caught in the Middle, Protecting the Children of High Conflict Divorce. C. Garrity & M. Baris (1994) San Francisco: Jossey Bass Publishers. (Out of Print)
• Don’t Divorce Us. R. Sommer-Flanagan (2000) Alexandria: American Counseling Association. (Out of Print)
• Enlightened Stepmother (The). P. Norwood & T. Wingender (1999) New York: HarperCollins Publishers.
• Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way. G. Neuman (1998) New York: Random House.
• Joint Custody with a Jerk. J. Ross & J. Corcoran (1996) New York: St Martin’s Press.
• Mom’s House Dad’s House. I. Ricci (1997) New York: Simon & Schuster.
• Parenting After Divorce. P. Stahl (2000) Tucson: Atascadero Impact Publishers.
• What about the Kids? J. Wallerstein & S. Blakeslee (2003) New York: Hyperion Books

Tools for Kids

• Case of the Scary Divorce (The). C. Pickhart (1997) Washington DC: Magination Press.
• Divorce is Not the End of the World, Z. & E. Stern (1997) Berkeley: Tricycle Press.
• I Don’t Want to Talk About It! J. Ransom (2000) Washington DC: Magination Press.
• Kids’ Divorce Workbook. M. Prokop (1986) Warren: Alegra House Publishers.
• Kissing Hand (The). A. Penn (1993) Washington DC: Child & Family Press.
• Missing Piece Meets the Big O (The). S. Silverstein (1981) New York: HarperCollins Publishers.
• Not So Wicked Stepmother (The). L. Venable (1998) Birmingham: LA Venable Publishing.
• Smart Girl’s Guide to Her Parent’s Divorce, N. Holyoke, (2009) American Girl Publishing, Inc.
• Step-living for Teens: Getting Along with Stepparents, Parents, and Siblings. J. Block & S. Bartell (2001) New York: Penquin Putman Books.
• What Can I Do?. D. Lowry (2001) Washington DC: Magination Press.
• When Mom and Dad Divorce. E. Menendez-Aponte (1999) St. Meinrad: Abbey Press.

References

• American Academy of Pediatrics, "Building Resilience in Children"
• Bramlett, MD and Mosher, WD. Cohabitation, Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage in the United States. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 23(22). 2002
• Centers for Disease Control Prevention: cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/divorce.htm
• Coffey, DS. Parenting After Violence, A Guide for Practitioners. Institute for Safe Families, June 2009, www.instituteforsafefamilies.org
• Dept of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CDC Vital & Health Statistics. July 2002, Series 23 #22.(PDF)
• Domestic-Abuse Intervention Project: http://www.duluth-model.org/wheelgallery.php
• Dunn, R. L., Meta-Analytic Review of Marital Therapy Outcome Research, Journal of Family Psychology, 1995, Vol. 9, No. 1, 58-68.
• Florida Department of Children & Families, Abuse Hotline https://www.myflfamilies.com/service-programs/abuse-hotline/
• Florida Statute 61.13 http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0000-0099/0061/Sections/0061.13.html
• Florida’s Abuse Hotline: 1-800-96-ABUSE
• Grall, Timothy. Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2005. (PDF) U.S. Department of Commerce. Economics and Statistics Administration. U.S. Census Bureau. August 2007,
• Graves, T., Re-education Model of Violent vs. Non-violent Behavior:http://www.tomgraves.org/d_combined
• National Conflict Resolution Center
• National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine, Psychosocial adjustment and physical health in children of divorce, 2009
• Stahl, PM, Parallel Parenting for High Conflict Families, Nov. 2001 (PDF)