Mom's House, Dad's House

<b>Internationally renowned therapist, family expert and mediator Isolina Ricci, Ph.D. presents this definitive and newly updated guide to divorce and making shared custody work for parents and children.</b><br><br>The ground-breaking classic, <i>Mom’s House, Dad’s House</i>, has become <i>the</i> standard for two generations of divorcing parents, and includes examples, self-tests, checklists, tools, and guidelines to help separated moms and dads with the legal, emotional, and financial issues they will encounter as they work to create happy and stable homes.<br> <br>This comprehensive guide looks anew at the needs of all family members with creative options and common-sense advice, including:<br> <br> * The map to a “decent divorce” and two happy homes<br> * Helping children of divorce with age-specific advice<br> * Negotiating Parental Agreements and custody arrangements<br> * Breaking away from “negative intimacy” with a difficult ex-husband or ex-wife<br> * Sidestepping destructive myths about divorce (and marriage)<br> * Handling long-distance parenting and parenting alone<br> <br> With <i>Mom’s House, Dad’s House</i>, parents will learn how to help their children heal and find a sense of continuity, security, and stability throughout the divorce process and in any custody situation.