Recommended Reading

For Divorce

“When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection” Written by Gabor Maté Recommended by The Double Parent “It made me realise the effect that stress was having a detrimental effect on my body, and my marriage was very stressful.” The Spiritual Divorce , Debbie Ford 2009. Could the end of your marriage be the first step toward reclaiming your personal power and joyfully living the life of your dreams? If the answer is yes, this book is for you. Reading List one Reading List Two

Custody Agreements and Shared Parenting

Navigating Family Court by Rhonda Hopkins This is written by a Tarrant County Social worker in the court system. Highly recommended.

Mom’s House, Dad’s House Revised Edition 2013

Craig, Bradley, Between Two Homes, A Co-Parenting Handbook, 2014 A MUST READ (Brad Craig is from Tarrant County too)

For Parents and Children to Read Together

Baum, Louis, One More Time, William Morrow

Bienenfeld, Florence, My Mom and Dad Are Getting A Divorce, 2002.

Blume, Judy, It’s Not the End of the World, Bradbury Press.

Bonkowski, Sara, Kids Are Non-Divorceable: A Workbook for Divorced Parents and Their Children Ages 6 – 11, ACTA Publications, 1987.

Bonkowski, Sara, Teens are Non-Divorceable: A Workbook for Divorced Parents and Their Children Ages 12 – 18, ACTA Publications, 1990.

Brown, Laurene & Brown, Marc, Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families, Little, Brown and Company, 1988.

Gardner, Richard A., The Boys and Girls Book About One Parent Families, Bantam Books, 1983.

Gardner, Richard A., The Boys and Girls Book About Divorce, BantamBooks, 1970.

Krementz, Jill, How it Feels When Parents Divorce, Alfred A.Knopf, 1994.

On Divorce, Bonnett Stein Walker and Company, 1979.

Perry, Patricia and Lynch, Marietta, Mommy and Daddy are Divorced,Pied Piper Books from Dial Books for Young Readers, 1978.

Rofes, Kids Book of Divorce, Lewis Publications

Rogers, Fred, Mr. Rogers Talks With Families About Divorce, Berkeley Books, 1987.

Shooks-Hazen, Barbara, Two Homes to Live In-A Child’s Eye View of Divorce, Herman Sciences Press, Inc., 1983.

Stinson, Kathy, Mom and Dad Don’t Live Together Anymore, AnnickPress Ltd., 1984.

Willis, Richard, How to Get it Together When Your Parents Are Coming Apart, David McKay, 1976.

Reading About Children of Divorce

Brings, Dorothy Corkille, Your Child’s Self Esteem,Dolphin Books, 1975.

Garrity, Carly & Baris, Mitchell, Caught in the Middle, Jossey-Bass,1994.