| Mom's House, Dad's House Contributor(s): Ricci, Isolina (Author) |
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ISBN: 0684830787 ISBN-13: 9780684830780 Publisher: Touchstone Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1997 Annotation: The groundbreaking classic, now revised, updated and expanded, covers the legal, financial and emotional realities of creating two happy and stable homes for children in the often difficult and confusing aftermath of a divorce. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Parenting - General - Psychology - Family & Relationships | Divorce & Separation |
| Dewey: 306.89 |
| LCCN: 97029867 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.4" W x 8" (0.70 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Divorce - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. The ground-breaking classic, Mom's House, Dad's House, has become the 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. This comprehensive guide looks anew at the needs of all family members with creative options and common-sense advice, including: * The map to a "decent divorce" and two happy homes * Helping children of divorce with age-specific advice * Negotiating Parental Agreements and custody arrangements * Breaking away from "negative intimacy" with a difficult ex-husband or ex-wife * Sidestepping destructive myths about divorce (and marriage) * Handling long-distance parenting and parenting alone With Mom's House, Dad's House, 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ricci, Isolina: - Isolina Ricci, Ph.D., whose breakthrough work resulted in Mom's House, Dad's House, is an internationally renowned family expert, lecturer, award-winning mediator, and licensed family therapist who divides her time between consulting for family courts and working directly with families. She is the Director of the New Family Center in northern California. |