When Parents Part
How Mothers and Fathers Can Help Their Children Deal with Separation and Divorce
By Penelope Leach | Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
About the book
A practical, comprehensively researched guide to doing the best for your child during and after separation or divorce—from the bestselling author of Your Baby & Child, one of the world’s leading experts on child development and parenting.
“Wide-ranging, incisive, and candid.... Lots of sound practical advice.” —Psychology Today
Using the latest scientific research in child development, Penelope Leach details the effects of divorce on children in five stages of life—infants, toddlers, primary-school children, teenagers, and young adults—some of whom are far more deeply affected than previously thought. She explains recent studies that overturn common assumptions, showing, for example, that many standard custody arrangements for young children can be harmful. Leach’s advice is meticulously considered and exhaustive, covering everything from access, custody, and financial and legal considerations to managing separate sets of technology in two households, and she includes the voices of parents and children to illustrate her points. Above all, she holds up “mutual parenting” as the ideal way to co-parent after a divorce, offering concrete ways for parents to put responsiveness to their children’s needs ahead of their feelings about each other.
Editions of When Parents Part
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781101874042
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781101872192
- EBook
- ISBN 9781101874059
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A practical, comprehensively researched guide to doing the best for your child during and after separation or divorce—from the bestselling author of Your Baby & Child, one of the world’s leading experts on child development and parenting.
“Wide-ranging, incisive, and candid.... Lots of sound practical advice.” —Psychology Today
Using the latest scientific research in child development, Penelope Leach details the effects of divorce on children in five stages of life—infants, toddlers, primary-school children, teenagers, and young adults—some of whom are far more deeply affected than previously thought. She explains recent studies that overturn common assumptions, showing, for example, that many standard custody arrangements for young children can be harmful. Leach’s advice is meticulously considered and exhaustive, covering everything from access, custody, and financial and legal considerations to managing separate sets of technology in two households, and she includes the voices of parents and children to illustrate her points. Above all, she holds up “mutual parenting” as the ideal way to co-parent after a divorce, offering concrete ways for parents to put responsiveness to their children’s needs ahead of their feelings about each other.
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A practical, comprehensively researched guide to doing the best for your child during and after separation or divorce—from the bestselling author of Your Baby & Child, one of the world’s leading experts on child development and parenting.
“Wide-ranging, incisive, and candid.... Lots of sound practical advice.” —Psychology Today
Using the latest scientific research in child development, Penelope Leach details the effects of divorce on children in five stages of life—infants, toddlers, primary-school children, teenagers, and young adults—some of whom are far more deeply affected than previously thought. She explains recent studies that overturn common assumptions, showing, for example, that many standard custody arrangements for young children can be harmful. Leach’s advice is meticulously considered and exhaustive, covering everything from access, custody, and financial and legal considerations to managing separate sets of technology in two households, and she includes the voices of parents and children to illustrate her points. Above all, she holds up “mutual parenting” as the ideal way to co-parent after a divorce, offering concrete ways for parents to put responsiveness to their children’s needs ahead of their feelings about each other.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in When Parents Part?
Health, Relationships and Personal development > Family and health > Relationships and families: advice, topics and issues > Separation and divorce / Breaking up: advice, topics and issues
Where can I read a sample of When Parents Part?
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book When Parents Part?
Penelope Leach
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
When Parents Part is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781101874042) and paperback(ISBN 9781101872192) and ebook(ISBN 9781101874059)
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