The Co-Parenting Survival Guide: Letting Go of Conflict After a Difficult Divorce

by Elizabeth Thayer, Jeffrey Zimmerman PhD, ABPP

Overview

You may be winning the battle in court, but losing the war at home, saddened at the wounds your children bear as a result of this conflict. But because you are willing to do anything to help your children thrive, you can learn to build a parenting partnership with your former mate in spite of the history between you.

The Co-Parenting Survival Guide shows you how to avoid the hot spots and the common traps of hostility, inflexibility, and constant squabbling, and develop skills to sustain a co-parenting partnership based on love and concern for your children, so they can best benefit from two parents living separately but working together.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781572242456
Publisher:	New Harbinger Publications
Publication date:	06/25/2001
Series:	Unassigned Series
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	459,136
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Elizabeth S. Thayer, PhD, is vice-president and cofounder of Beacon Behavioral Services in Avon, CT, and the PEACE Program. She is a member of the American Psychological Association and Connecticut Psychological Association. She serves on the State of Connecticut Board of Examiners in Psychology.

Thayer is also coauthor of The Co-Parenting Survival Guide: Letting Go of Conflict after a Difficult Divorce.

Jeffrey Zimmerman, PhD, ABPP, is a licensed psychologist with offices in New York City and Westchester County, NY, and Connecticut. He has over thirty-five years of experience working with families and individuals experiencing the stress of separation and divorce. He is coauthor of articles on divorce, as well as two related books: The Co-Parenting Survival Guide and Adult Children of Divorce. Zimmerman received the Distinguished Contribution to the Practice of Psychology Award from the Connecticut Psychological Association for his work with high-conflict families of divorce. He is trained as a mediator, parenting coordinator, and collaborative divorce professional. He is a frequent speaker, trainer, and mentor of other professionals and graduate students. He is also founding partner of The Practice Institute. You can find out more about Zimmerman on the web at www.jeffzimmermanphd.com.

Editorial Reviews

The Co-Parenting Survival Guide offers compassion and wisdom in calming the destructive aspects of conflict so that the most important individuals o fall, the children of divorce, can grow up healthy.”
—Carla B. Garrity, Ph.D., and Mitchell A Baris, Ph.D., authors, Children of Divorce and Caught in the Middle

“This book is very vivid reminder to parents of the damage that can be done to their most valued asset—their children. For those who take the time, this book will save them days of pain and lots of money.”
—Frank Santy, Esq., Family Law Attorney, Enfield, CT

“A concrete, easy-to-read outline on how to help conflict-addicted couples co-parent. This book should be on the shelf of every practicioner who works with divorcing parents—and every judge, moderator, and lawyer who works in the family court system as well.”
—Dr. Jeffrey Naser, M.D., Practicing Child Psychiatrist, Wayne, PA

“All parents want their children to grow up healthy, happy, and well-adjusted. The Co-Parenting Survival Guide helps feuding parents focus on these common goals and gives them techniques to stop the conflict, end the wars, and give children back their childhood.”
—Barry F. Armata, Esq., Family Law Attorney, Bristol, CT

“Drs. Zimmerman and Thayer join a small but growing number of professionals dedicated to helping divorcing families navigate the often murky waters of postdivorce parenting. Their book will serve as a step-by-step guide for success for every divorced parent who has the courage and foresight to use it.”
—Jean McBride, M.S., L.M.F.T., President, Center for Divorce & Remarriage, Inc., Fort Collins, CO

“In this book, Drs. Thayer and Zimmerman have set a new standard for how to work with high-conflict divorced couples. In a clear and methodical manner, the authors teach ex-spouses how to slowly peel back the layers of conflict between them. More importantly, they provide ex-spouses with a clear roadmap to help them navigate their way towards becoming better parents for their children. This book gives a voice to the children who suffer, often silently, at the hands of their conflict-ridden parents. Anyone working with these children and their families must read this book. “
—Mitchell Greene, Ph.D., Child and Family Psychologist, Wayne, PA

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