336 pages
Nationally recognized expert Robert Emery applies his twenty-five years of experience as a researcher, therapist, and mediator to offer parents a new road map to divorce. Dr. Emery shows how our powerful emotions and the way we handle them shape how we divorce - and whether our children suffer or thrive in the long run. His message is hopeful, yet realistic - divorce is invariably painful, but parents can help promote their childrens resilience. With compassion and authority, Dr. Emery explains: - Why it is so hard to really make divorce work - How anger and fighting can keep people from really separating - Why legal matters should be one of the last tasks - Why parental love - and limit setting - can be the best "therapy" for kids - How to talk to children, create workable parenting schedules, and more
taken from section The Magic of Making a Difference (in PDF format)
Table of Contents
Introduction: Putting Children First When a Marriage Comes Apart
Chapter One: Divorcing Emotions: Riding Alone on the Emotional Roller Coaster of Grief
Chapter Two: Separate Spheres: How to Keep Your Emotions from Running Your Divorce
Chapter Three: Children's Realities: The Truth About Kids and Divorce
Chapter Four: Seasons of Change: The Tasks of Divorce
Chapter Five: Talking to Children About Separation
Chapter Six: Keeping Emotions Out of Legal Negotiations
Chapter Seven: Patenting Plans
Chapter Eight: Coparenting for Resilience
Chapter Nine: Exploring New Relationships
Chapter Ten: Putting the Lessons into Practice
Chapter Eleven: Letting Go and Moving On
Notes
Index
About the author:
Robert Emery, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Children, Families, and the Law at the University of Virginia. He also is an associate faculty member in the Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy, and was Director of Clinical Training from 1993-2002. He received his B.A. from Brown University in 1974 and his Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1982. He has served or is serving on the editorial board of eleven professional journals, and he has been a member of the Social Sciences and Population grant review study section of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Emery's research focuses on family relationships and children's mental health, including parental conflict, divorce, child custody, family violence, and associated legal and policy issues. His 1982 Psychological Bulletin paper, "Interparental Conflict and the Children of Discord and Divorce," was designated a "Citation Classic" by the Institute for Scientific Information with over 320 citations as of April 1993 (over 700 as of January 2000). His Child Development paper, "Family Members as Third Parties in Dyadic Family Conflict: Strategies, Alliances, and Outcomes" (with Samuel Vuchinich and Jude Cassidy), won the 1989 "Outstanding Research Publication Award" from the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. In December 2000, he was asked to present his research findings to the National Academy of Sciences. The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts presented the "Distinguished Researcher" and "Myer Elkin Address" awards to Dr. Emery in 2002. His book, The Truth about Children and Divorce, was a finalist for the Books for a Better Life Award and Library of Virginia Literary Award in 2005. Dr. Emery has lectured extensively on his research across the United States and in numerous countries throughout the world. In addition to his research, teaching, and administrative responsibilities, Dr. Emery continues to engage in a limited practice as a clinical psychologist and divorce mediator. He also is the father of five children. |
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