| Description |
xx, 251 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-232) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. I. Separation and divorce territory -- 1. Splitting and dividing -- What's true about divorce -- What's not true -- Your feelings -- Your parents and siblings -- Whom can you talk to? -- Are you an only child? -- Understanding what your siblings are going through -- Questions and answers about separation and divorce -- The miserable middle -- 2. Changes and more changes -- Great ways to stay connected -- One home, two homes -- Friends and school -- Parents -- The family team -- Grandparents and other relatives -- Your parents' legal business -- 3. New ways -- New ways for parents -- You can become an ace solution finder -- Parents going out and dating -- A new kind of normal -- |
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pt. II. Stepfamily territory -- 4. Coming together -- Quiz : what do you know about stepfamilies? -- Your family feeling -- When parents get married again -- Moving in together -- 5. Learning to live together -- Stepfamily tasks -- Ways to get to know each other better -- Negotiating new rules -- Trouble among the parents -- Familiar gripes of kids in stepfamilies -- Solving a family problem -- 6. Moving forward -- A new baby -- Feeling more like a family -- 7. Stepparents and stepsiblings -- Stepparents -- Stepsiblings -- |
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pt. III. Believe in yourself -- 8. Take care of your body -- How do I take care of my body? -- 9. Protect yourself -- Some really big problems -- Secrets -- Promises -- How to get safe -- Remember, you are not your parent -- 10. Have dreams and goals -- Power daydreaming -- Learn how to bounce back -- Get moving with your own dreams -- 11. What's true about life -- You are an original -- Thinking traps are gross -- You can train your brain -- You can make smart choices -- You can repair bad choices -- You can take care with your feelings -- You can have someone to look up to -- 12. Believe in yourself -- You can have heart -- Know you can do it! -- |
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pt. IV. Extras -- Books -- Web resources -- Sample problem solvers and worksheets -- More problem solvers and worksheets -- Worksheet : checklist for taking stuff to dad's or mom's house -- Worksheet : six-step solution : David's too-long commute -- Worksheet : six-step solution -- Worksheet : Gina's music camp : solving the puzzle -- Worksheet : the prize puzzle pieces -- Thank you. |
| Subject |
Children of divorced parents -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Single-parent families -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Stepparents -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| ISBN |
0743277120 paperback |
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9780743277129 paperback |
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