Creative parenting after separation

Children tend to adjust well after a separation when their parents parent with care, and this handbook is written for couples or single parents who want to keep their children stable and secure as their family changes. Rising numbers of marriages now end in separation and then divorce, which has reshaped everyday family life. Many parents find it hard to settle on arrangements that suit everyone, the children most of all, and some manage it far better than others.

The book combines the accounts of individual families with current research to help parents make decisions when they most want to shield their children from the confusion and fear that a split can bring. Rather than focusing only on the qualities of a healthy marriage, it looks at what a well-handled separation involves and sets out practical ways to reach one.

For parents who want to limit the damage a separation does to their children, the book offers a route toward that goal.