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There are plenty of books about separation and divorce on the market. So how do you pick and choose which ones to read? We have found two books that have been useful in our family law practice. You can find more useful books on our Resources page where we have created a 'Reading List' for children, adolescents, and adults.
Children Come First: Mediation, Not Litigation When Your Marriage Comes to an End (by Howard Irving)
This book provides information on the dangers of an adversarial approach to divorce, the benefits of divorce mediation, and how parents can put children first during and after divorce. Howard Irving works at the University of Toronto, hence the information in his book is applicable to Canada. You can also check out his website at www.howardirving.com
How Do I Tell the Kids....about the Divorce? A Create - a - Storybook (TM) Guide to Preparing your Children - with Love!
(by Rosalind Sedacca)
With everything going digital - this is a resource that many children appreciate. It is a digital guidebook that creates a personalized family storybook with photos and fill-in-the-blank templates. If you're asking yourself when to break the news to the children, how are you going to tell them, and what to say; then this book may help you along the way. Visit www.childcentereddivorce.com.