Resources for Families
Supporting Children of Divorce
Articles Archive
Four Ways to Create a Child-Centered Divorce
Meeting Your Child’s Needs After Divorce
FAQ: Is there a best time to divorce?
FAQ: How to Tell the Kids – Planning It
FAQ: How to Tell the Kids – What to Say
How You Can Help – Support Children of Divorce in Your Community
The Child’s View of Divorce
Facing the Problem to Get to a Solution: Resilience Can Be Taught
Blended Love: Giving a Voice to the Child of Divorce
Divorce Support
Support Groups & Educational Programs (for adults)
- Family & Children’s Services (Oklahoma). Offers “Helping Children Cope with Divorce” course, marriage & relationship enhancement courses, as well as many other programs designed to promote, support, enhance and strengthen Oklahoma families.
- Divorce Care. Offers divorce recovery seminars and support groups to help you deal with the pain of the past and look forward to rebuilding your life.
- Parenting After Divorce. Offers two courses, (1) for those in the process of separation and divorce, and (2) for those who want to improve the co-parenting relationship.
Support Groups & Educational Programs (for children)
- Blended Love. A nonprofit dedicated to serving the child of divorce through the classroom. Offers the school-based Change Agent Journal Program to help children cope positively with change, the Carpe Vitreous Journal Program for high school students, and Calm Classrooms in Turbulent Times, a course for teachers.
- Calm Waters. A support center whose mission is to help children and families after death, divorce or other significant loss, they offer support groups for children and parents.
- Divorce Care for Kids. Bible-based divorce recovery support groups for children.
- Rainbows International. Offers support groups for children and young adults.
Websites providing Divorce Support & Resources
- Child-Centered Divorce. Articles, strategies, links, and a blog by Rosalind Sedecca, dedicated to helping parents to create a child-centered divorce.
- Divorce Magazine. A resource providing information about divorce law, divorce lawyers, family law, children and divorce, and other divorce-related issues as well as information on divorce professionals such as family lawyers and online divorce.
- DivorceNet. A resource offering state-specific articles, an online community and a nationwide directory of divorce lawyers, mediators and financial professionals.
- Divorce Source. A resource for divorce-related information, and online supportive community chat rooms.
- Divorce Support. Divorce information on family law topics, such as divorce, child custody, visitation, child support, alimony, and property division. They also have forums, a blog, and state-by-state divorce law resources.
- DadsDivorce.com. Divorce resources for men and fathers at any stage of divorce.
- Total Divorce. Divorce laws, filing information, links to blogs, and much more.
- Your Child Your Divorce. Tips and articles about helping children through divorce.
Resources for Families
Local resources
For Single Parents
- The Bethel Foundation. A faith-based nonprofit serving single mothers in Oklahoma City.
- Marilyn Rodriguez: The Single Moms Coach. Helping struggling single moms to be happy, successful, relaxed and financially free.
For Blended Families
Please send your recommendations for the best blended families websites on the web!
Recommended Reading
Blended Love’s recommended reading list (lists for children and parents)
More Books for Parents
- Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way, by M. Gary Neuman.
- What About The Kids? by Judith Wallerstein
- Making Divorce Easier on Your Child, by Nicholas Long & Rex Forehand.
- How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk, by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
Blogs
- the child of divorce. A blog about the experiences of the child of divorce, written by an adult child of divorce, children’s book author and Blended Love’s founder, Monica Epperson.
- The Grown Up Child. A blog about divorce issues, written by an adult child of divorce specifically for other adult children of divorce.
Please contact me at SashaMTownsend@gmail.com if you would like me to add a link to your book or website!
