CONTENTS

Acknowledgements
Introduction

PART ONE: When the Bough Breaks

1. The Children of Divorce
2. A Death in the Family

PART TWO: How Children Respond to Divorce

3. Babies and Toddlers
4. Preschoolers (Two- to Four-Year-Olds)
5. Five- to Eight-Year-Olds
6. Preteen (Nine- to Twelve-Year-Olds)
7. Teenagers

PART THREE: Tell Me Where It Hurts

8. Report Card Blues
9. Where Is God?
10. Money Matters

PART FOUR: Family Ties

11. The Grandparent Connection
12. Solo Parenting
13. Prescription for Parents
14. Family Heirlooms

PART FIVE: Healing Propositions

15. A Pound of Cure: How Teachers, Friends, and Churches Can Help
Appendix: How to Know God in a Personal Way
Notes
MATT AND KIM: A Read-Aloud Story for Children
1. Bad News!
2. Is It My Fault?
3. Why Do I Feel So Bad?
Will Mommy and Daddy Get Back Together?