Author(s): Hill, David

Parenting

How will this affect your kids? Put their needs first with advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics. As you face one of life's most difficult transitions, divorce and child custody mediator Dr. Blackstone and pediatrician Dr. Hill offer step-by-step guidance on how to put your children first. This road map covers, Communicating the news in a developmentally appropriate way, Helping children cope and preventing the effects of toxic stress, Shared custody and parenting plans, Confronting bad-mouthing and other challenges to positive co-parenting, Handling concerns about safety or abuse, Remarriage and blending families, Co-parenting for the long haul, through the teen years and beyond, And more, with the goal of healthy, happy kids informing every step along the way Book jacket.