Surviving Your Parents’ Divorce:
A Guide for Young Canadians
Published: March 22, 1999
“This kid-friendly guide…is a much-needed resource that should help kids understand what’s going on during a separation or divorce. It also offers them ways to cope.” –Janice Turner, Toronto Star — Janice Turner, Toronto Star
“What can kids expect from parents who are divorcing? That question is answered by lawyer Michael Cochrane in his book Surviving Your Parents’ Divorce…. Despite the heavy topic of divorce, the tone of his book is often upbeat and lighthearted…. But he doesn’t gloss over reality…. It can also help put a stop to a common and troubling notion that many children share: that they are to blame.” — Sharon Adams, Calgary Herald
“What can kids expect from parents who are divorcing? That question is answered by lawyer Michael Cochrane in his book Surviving Your Parents’ Divorce…. Despite the heavy topic of divorce, the tone of his book is often upbeat and lighthearted…. But he doesn’t gloss over reality…. It can also help put a stop to a common and troubling notion that many children share: that they are to blame.”— The Vancouver Sun
From the Back Cover
Why does divorce or separation happen?
Why is everyone acting so weird?
What are my parents talking to those lawyers about?
What will happen to me?
Will I have a say?
Divorce and separation are hard for couples, but they’re even harder on the children involved. Many kids are in emotional turmoil, uncertain about the future, and blame themselves for the break-up, even though it’s not their fault. Surviving Your Parents’ Divorce fills the information gap, helping children to grasp and cope with the forces at work in a separation.
- Written in non-legal language for young people age 8 to 16, this book is easy for children to read themselves, or to go through with a parent.
- An easy-to-understand guide to: the reasons for and stages of marital breakdown, how divorce and separation work legally, child custody and support, children’s rights, dealing with new partners and step-siblings, support resources for kids, and more.