Divorcing children : children's experience of their parents' divorce / Ian Butler ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Butler, Ian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children of divorced parents--Mental health.

Children of divorced parents.

Children of divorced parents--Great Britain--Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing on a three-year multidisciplinary study of children of divorced parents, the authors present a much-needed guide to understanding the experience of children who are experiencing parental separation. This book provides an in-depth account of how children are actively involved in the process of divorce and how they shape that experience.

Contents:

Divorcing Children: Children's Experience of Their Parents' Divorce; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Divorcing Children; Chapter 1 Children and Divorce: Developments in Policy and Practice; Chapter 2 Finding Out; Chapter 3 Telling Others; Chapter 4 Parent -Child Relationships; Chapter 5 Contact; Chapter 6 Change and Adaptation; Chapter 7 Legal Aspects; Chapter 8 Conclusions; Appendix How to Listen to Children; References; Subject Index; Author Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-90428-4

1-4175-0076-X

1-84642-419-4

OCLC:

567907092