Reference
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www.health.gov.sk.ca/ps_mental_health_links.html
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http://www.sign-yorkton.org/
For Mental Health Therapists
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http://www.padesky.com/
For Social Workers
For information about the Saskatchewan/Canadian Association of Social Workers:
http://www.casw-acts.ca/
For Mediators, or people seeking mediators
To find a mediator, or to learn more about Mediation Saskatchewan:
http://www.mediationsaskatchewan.ca/
Divorce Reference Materials
Karius & Associates is not responsible for the content or efficacy of any book on this list. We recommend some but have not read them all.
| Picture Books for Small Children | |
| Author | Title |
| BERGER, Terry | How Does it Feel When Your Parents Get Divorced? |
| BIENFIELD, Florence | My Mom & Dad Are Getting A Divorce |
| BROWN, Marc & Lauren | Dinosaurs Divorce – A Guide for Changing Families |
| CAINES, Jeanette | Daddy |
| COLE, Babette | The Unwedding |
| DRAGONWAGON, Crescent | Always, Always |
| GIRARD, Linda | At Daddy’s on Saturdays |
| GOFF, Beth | Where’s Daddy? |
| HAZEN, Barbara Shook | Two Homes to Live In |
| HEBGAARD, Marcie | When Mom and Dad Separate |
| JUKES, Mavis | Like Jake & Me |
| LEXAU, Joan M. | Emily and the Klunky Baby and The Next Door Dog |
| LISKAR, Sonia O. | Two Special Cards |
| MAYLE, Peter | Divorce Can Happen To The Nicest People (Also available in videocassette) |
| NOBLE, June | Two Homes for Lynn |
| PERRY, Patricia | Mommy and Daddy Are Divorced |
| PETERSON, Jeanne W. | That is That |
| PURSELL, Margaret S. | A Look At Divorce |
| ROGERS, Helen Spelman | Morris And His Brave Lion |
| ROY, Ronald | Breakfast With My Father |
| SCHUMANN, Joan | Two Places To Sleep |
| SIMON, Norma | The Daddy Days |
| STEIN, Sara Bonnett | On Divorce |
| STINSON, Kathy | Mom & Dad Don’t Live Together Anymore |
| THOMAS, Ianthe | Eliza’s Daddy |
| VIGNA, Judith | Daddy’s New Baby / Grandma Without Me / She’s Not My Real Mother |
| References for Children and Teens | |
| Author | Title |
| BERNSTEIN, Joanne | Books to Help Children Cope With Separation and Loss – Divorce, Marital Separation, Single Parent Family |
| ANGELL, Judie | What’s Best For You? (Fiction) |
| ARNOLD, William V. | When Your Parents Divorce (Non-fiction) |
| BALTER, Lawrence | The Wedding – Adjusting to A Parent’s Marriage |
| BERGER, Terry | How Does it Feel When Your Parents Get Divorced (Non-fiction) |
| BERMAN, Claire | What Am I Doing In A Step Family? |
| BLUME, Judy | It’s Not The End Of The World (Fiction) |
| BONKOWSKI, Sara | Kids Are Non Divorceable: A Workbook for Divorced Parents and Their Children |
| BROGANT & MAIDEN | The Kid’s Guide to Divorce |
| BROWN, Lauren K. | Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide For Changing Families (Non-Fiction) |
| BYARS, Betsy | The Animal, The Vegetable and John D. Jones |
| CARNES, Jeanette | Daddy |
| CAMERON, Eleanor | To the Green Mountains (Fiction – Non Supportive Father) |
| CLEARY, Beverly | Dear Mr. Henshaw (Fiction) |
| CONE, Molly | The Amazing Memory of Harvey Bean |
| DANZINGER, Paula | The Pistachio Prescription |
| DOLMETSCH and SHIH | The Kid’s Book About Single Parent Families |
| FAYERWEATHER STREET SCHOOL | Kid’s of Divorce: By, For and About Kids (non-fiction) |
| GARDNER, Richard | The Boys and Girls Book About Divorce |
| GARDNER, Richard A. | The Boys and Girls Book About Step Families |
| GERSON, Corrine | Son For A Day |
| GILBERT, Sara | How to Love with A Single Parent |
| GLASS, Stuart | A Divorce Dictionary: A Book For You and Your Children (Non-fiction (Uses anecdotes to explain legal issues) |
| GOFF, Beth | Where is Daddy? The Story of Divorce (Fiction) May be too frank for some parents; won a Special Citation for Child Study Association of America |
| GROLLMAN, Earl | Talking About Divorce: A Dialogue Between Parent and Child (Non Fiction – Grade one – A Rabbi written book to create avenues of communication between parents and their children. Recommends book to read together in several sittings to show parents planning for the child’s welfare) |
| HAZEN, Barbara S. | Two Homes to Live In, A Child’s Eye View of Divorce |
| HELMERING, Doris | I Have Two Families |
| HOGAN, Paula | Will Daddy Ever Move Back Home? |
| HURWITZ, Johanna | Dede Takes Charge |
| KREMENTZ, Jill | How it Feels When Your Parents Divorce (non-fiction – several children share their personal stories. Photographs included) |
| LESHAN, Edna | What’s going to Happen To Me? – When Parents Separate or Divorce |
| LINDSEY, Jeanne W. | Do I Have A Daddy? A Story About A Single Parent |
| MANN, Peggy | My Dad Lives in a Downtown Hotel (focuses on anger and hurt) |
| PERRY and LYNCH | Mommy & Daddy are Divorced |
| PROKOF, Michael | Divorce Happens to the Nicest Kids |
| RICHARD and WILLIS | How to Get it Together When Your Parents are Coming Apart |
| ROFES, Eric | The Kids Book of Divorce: By, For and About Kids |
| ROGERS and O’BRIEN | Mr. Rogers Talks with Families About Divorce (Also Available on Video Cassette) |
| ROY, Ron | Breakfast with My Father |
| SACHS, Marilyn | Veronica Ganz |
| SCHUCHMAN, Joan | Two Places to Sleep |
| SIMON, Norma | All Kinds of Families |
| SINBERG, Janet | Divorce is a Grown Up Problem: A Book for Young Children and Their Parents |
| SMITH, Doris B. | Kick A Stone Home |
| STANEK, Muriel | I Won’t Go Without A Father |
| STIEN, Sara B. | On Divorce (An adult resource book for handling children’s questions) |
| THOMAS, Shirley and RANKIN, Dorothy | Divorced but Still My Parents |
| STINSON, Kathy | Mom and Dad Don’t Live Together Anymore |
| WATSON, Jane | Sometimes a Family Has to Split Up |
| WOOD, Phyllis | Win Me and You Lose |
| References for Adults | |
| Author | Title |
| ABRON and RODGERS | Divorced Families |
| ATLAS, Stephen | Parents Without Partners Source Book |
| BARR, Deborah | Caught in the Crossfire: Children of Divorce |
| BAYRARD, Jean and Robert | How to Deal With Your Acting Up Teenager – Practical Self-Help For Desperate Parents |
| BELLIE and KRANTZLER | Divorcing |
| BELOVITCH, Jeanne | Making Remarriage Work |
| BERGEN, Stuart | Divorce Without Victims |
| BERILES, Judith | The Dollars and Sense of Divorce |
| BIENENFIELD, FLorence | Helping Your Children Succeed After Divorce |
| BLAU, Melinda | Families Apart – Ten Keys to Successful Co-Parenting |
| CHOHEN, M.G. | Long Distance Parenting: A Guide for Divorced Parents |
| DESPERT, J. Louise | Children of Divorce |
| DIAMOND, Susan A. | Helping Children Of Divorce, A Handbook for Parents and Teachers |
| DINKMEYER and MCKAY | The Parents Guide – The Step Approach to Parenting Your Teenager |
| DREIKURS, Rudolf | Children, The Challenge |
| EINSTEIN and ALBERT | Strengthening Your Step Family |
| FABER and MAZLISH | How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk |
| FAVARO, Dr. Peter | Divorced Parents Guide To Managing Custody and Visitation |
| FISHER | Rebuilding |
| FOLBERG, JAY | Joint Custody and Shared Parenting |
| FRAIBERG, Selma H. | The Magic Years |
| FRANCKE, Linda BIrd | Growing up Divorced |
| GALPIER, Miriam | Joint Custody and Co-Parenting |
| GARBARINA and SCOTT | What Children Can Tell Us |
| GARDNER, Richard A. | Child Custody Litigation The Parental Alienation Syndrome and the Difference Between Fabricated and Genuine Child Sex Abuse The Parents Book About Divorce |
| GARRITY, Carla and BARIS, Mitchell | Caught in the Middle |
| GESELL INSTITUTE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOUR | Child Behavior |
| GOLDSTEIN, Dr. Sol | Divorced Parenting, How To Make it Work |
| GORDON, Thomas | P.E.T. Parent Effectiveness Training |
| GROLLMAN, Earl | Explaining Divorce to Children |
| HARVEY, Donald | When the One You Love Wants to Leave |
| HICKEY, E. | Healing Hearts |
| HILLARD, Nancy | A Grief Out of Season |
| HODGES, Dr. William | Interventions for Children of Divorce |
| ISSACS | Difficult Divorce |
| JEWETT, Claudia | Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss |
| JOHNSON | Grandparents: Parents and Children Adjust to Divorce |
| JONG, E. | Megan’s Book of Divorce |
| KALTER, Suzy | Instant Parent |
| KARIUS, Kelly | “This is Out of Control!ยก” A Practical Guide to Managing Life’s Conflicts |
| KRANTZLER, Mel | Creative Divorce |
| KREMENTZ, Jill | What Every Child Would Like Parents to Know About Divorce |
| LANSKY, Vicki | Divorce Book For Parents |
| LEWIS, Helen Coale | All About Families The Second Time Around for Boys, Girls, Their Parents and Step-Parents |
| MCKAY, ROGERS, BLADES and GOSSE | The Divorce Book |
| NEUMAN, Gary M. | Helping To Survive the Loss Of A Love |
| OLSHAKER, Bennett | What Shall We Tell the Kids? |
| PETER | How to Survive the Loss Of A Love |
| PRESETON | Divorced Without Guilt |
| RICCI, Isolini | Mom’s House, Dad’s House |
| ROBERTSON | A Woman’s Guide to Divorce and Decision Making |
| ROWLANDS | Saturday Parent |
| SALK, Dr. Lee | What Every Child Would Like Parents to Know About Divorce |
| SCHULLER, Robert | Tough Times Don’t Last, Tough People Do |
| SHESS | Know Your Child; Authoritative Guide |
| SHIFF | Experts Advise Parents |
| SILVER, Gerald and Myrna | Weekend Fathers |
| TEYBER, Edward | Helping Your Children With Divorce |
| THOMAS, Shirley | Parents Are Forever – A Step by Step Guide to Becoming Successful Co-Parents After Divorce |
| TRAFFORD, A. | Crazy Time |
| TUROW, Rita | Daddy Doesn’t Live Here Anymore |
| VIRTUE | My Kids Don’t Live with ME Anymore |
| WALKER, Glynnis | Solomon’s Children |
| WALLERSTEIN, J. & Kelly J. | Surviving the Breakup – How Children Actually Cope |
| WALLERSTEIN, Judith | Children of Divorce |
| WALLERSTEIN, J. & Blakeslee | Second Chances – Men, Women and Children A Decade Later |
| WARE | Sharing Parenthood After Divorce |
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