Psychologist and author, Benjamin Garber, is a New Hampshire licensed psychologist, a former Guardian ad litem and a Parenting Coordinator. He is a nationally renowned speaker, researcher and an award-winning freelance journalist, writing in the areas of child and family development for popular press publications appearing around the world and in juried professional publications in both law and psychology. Dr. Garber has advanced degrees in child and family development, clinical psychology, and psycholinguistics from the Pennsylvania State University and the University of Michigan. He has lived and worked in New Hampshire since 1988, opening his present practice in clinical child, family, forensic and consulting psychology in 1999. When not engaged in professional activities or involved with family matters, Dr. Garber can often be found kayaking and fishing on the remote lakes and rivers of Northern New England and occasionally scuba diving in warmer waters to the south.
Introduction
Chapter 1Divorce doesn't harm children. Parents do.
Chapter 2But They're too Young to Understand!
Chapter 3Kids Blame Themselves for Their Parents' Behavior
Chapter 4Put the Child's Needs First
Chapter 5Structure Reduces Anxiety
Chapter 6Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Other Childhood
Psychiatric Illnesses
Chapter 7: Therapy & Medication? If You Can't Drain the Pool, Get a Life
Preserver!
Chapter 8"We" Messages
Chapter 9Emotions Aren't Logical
Chapter 10Whose Needs Are Being Served
Chapter 11But I Only See Her Ten Hours a Week
Chapter 12Making "Change Day" Easier on Everyone
Chapter 13Denial, Minimization, and Escape
Chapter 14Is Anger the Opposite of Love?
Chapter 15Parent-Parent Communications
Chapter 16Keeping Kids Out of the Middle
Chapter 17Fantasies of the Intact Family Persist
Chapter 18The Best Interest of the Child? Beware of the Legal System!
Chapter 19TMI!
Chapter 20Childhood Does Not End at 18 Years Old
The Author
