Helpful Readings for Child Development, Co-Parenting Post-Divorce, Custody Planning:

 Bray, James H. (1991). Psychosocial Factors Affecting Custodial and Visitation Arrangements. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 9, 419-437.

 Ackerman, Marc J. (1997). “Does Wednesday Mean Mom’s House or Dad’s?” NY: John Wiley and Sons. 

Ricci, Isolina (1980). Mom’s House, Dad’s House: Making Shared Custody Work; How Parents Can Make Two Homes for Their Children after Divorce. NY: Collier. 

Gardner, Richard A. (1970). The Boys and Girls Book about Divorce. NY: Bantam Books. 

Gardner, Richard A. (1977). The Parents Book About Divorce. NY: Bantam Books. 

Dinkmeyer, D. & MCKay, G.D. (1989). Systematic Training for Effective Parenting: The Parent’s Handbook (3rd Ed.). Circle Pines, MN: American Guidance Service. 

Dinkmeyer, D. & MCKay, G.D. (1990). Systematic Training for Effective Parenting: Parenting Teenagers (2nd Ed.). Circle Pines, MN: American Guidance Service. 

Leach, Penelope (1994). Your Baby and Child From Birth to Age Five (2nd ?Ed.). NY: Alfred Knopf. 

Stewart, A.J., Copeland, A.P., Chester, N.L., Malley, J.E., & Barenbaum, N.B. (1997). Separating Together. NY: Guilford. 

Garrity, C.B. & Baris, M.A. (1994). Caught in the Middle: Protecting the Children of High-Conflict Divorce. NY: Lexington. 

Rogers, Fred & O’Brien, C. (1987). Mister Rogers Talks with Families about Divorce. NY: Berkley Books. 

Gottman, John. (1994). Why Marriages Succeed or Fail. NY: Simon and Schuster. 

Johnston, J.R. & Roseby, V. (1997). In the Name of the Child: A Developmental Approach to Understanding and Helping Children of Conflicted and Violent Divorce. NY: The Free Press. 

Folberg, Jay (Ed.) (1991). Joint Custody and Shared Parenting (2nd Ed.). NY: The Guilford Press. 

Williams, Redford & Williams, Virginia. (199 ). Anger Kills. 

Blau, Melinda (1994). Families Apart: Ten Keys to Successful Co-Parenting. NY: Perigee. 

Weiner-Davis, Michelle (19  ). Divorce-busting. 

McLanahan, S. & Sandefur, G. (1994). Growing up with a Single Parent: What Hurts, What Helps. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 

The Role of the Father in Child Development. NJ: John Wiley. 

Rofes, Eric (Ed.) (1982). The Kids’ Book of Divorce: By, For & About Kids. NY: Vintage Books. 

Bryan, M. (1997). The Prodigal Father: Reuniting Fathers and Their Children. NY: Clarkson Potter. 

Wallerstein, Judith S. & Blakeslee, S. (1996). Second Chances: Men, Women and Children a Decade After Divorce. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 

Blankenhorn, D. (1995). Fatherless America. NY: Basic Books. 

DivorceCare. (1996) DivorceCare, Changed Lives. P.O. Box 1739, Wake Forest, NC. 

Carter, Betty & McGoldrick, Monica (1989). The Changing Family Life Cycle: A Framework for Family Therapy (2nd Ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon. 

Burman, E. (1994). Deconstructing Developmental Psychology. London: Routledge. 

Pam, A. & Pearson, J. (1998). Splitting Up: Enmeshment and Estrangement in the Process of Divorce. NY: Guilford. 

Bienenfeld, F. (1998). Helping Your Child through Your Divorce.  

Booth, A. & Dunn, J. (Eds.) (1997). Stepfamilies: Who Benefits? Who Does Not? Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. 

Whiteside, M.F. (1998). The Parental Alliance Following Divorce: An Overview. Journal of Marital & Family Therapy, 24 (1), 3-24. 

Metcalf, L. (1997). Parenting Toward Solutions: How Parents Can Use Skills They Already Have to Raise Responsible, Loving Kids. NJ: Prentice-Hall. 

Selekman, M.D. (1997). Solution-Focused Therapy with Children: Harnessing Family Strengths for Systemic Change. NY: Guilford Press