Divorce is a major life-changing event for everyone involved: obviously both parents, but for children of divorce as well. Divorce forces parents and children to change routines, traditions, addresses (or two!), and much more.
Below are resources that are available for free online to help your family navigate life before, during, and after divorce.
Articles
Only six percent of couples get remarried after they get divorced, third marriages have the highest divorce rate, and more researched-based conclusions based on divorce.
Psychologist John Duffy, who specializes in work with teens, parents, couples, and families, offers advice on how to minimize stress during your divorce process.
Help your children navigate your divorce. It’s not always about what happens to children, but how their parents help them navigate through it.
Writing for the Child Mind Institute, Alan Ravitz, MD, MS, offers six tips to keep conflict between you and your spouse and away from your children.
How to help kids aged 11-18 adjust to divorce.
Like the name suggests, This Parents Magazine article breaks down how divorce impacts kids based on their age.
This article gives you tips on how your kid might react to your divorce and how to help them through this major change in their life.
After the death of a parent, divorce is the second most traumatic event in a child’s life. This article breaks down how it impacts both children and adolescents.
Divorce has a big impact on children. This article breaks down what to look for and how to help your children through your divorce.
Divorce is hard on children, but they do recover.
This paper reexamines the causal claim that parental divorce is detrimental to children’s emotional well-being, measured in terms of behavior problems.
How to help your teenager adapt during your divorce.
Videos
License Clinical Social Worker Meyleen Velasquez offers three tools to help support families through divorce.
According to a study discussed in The Guardian, parental separation is more likely to harm the mental health of children if they are aged at least seven when the split occurs. This video offers more details based on the age of your children.
Divorce Coach for Men Rachael Sloan provides guidance for parents to help them navigate their divorce to minimize the impact on their children.
The Child Mind Institute offers advice on how to develop routines to protect our children from conflict.
Professor Suresh Bada Math breaks down how divorce and parental conflict impacts children.
Tamara D. Afifi presents a TEDx Talk on how families cope communicatively during a divorce.
In this video, Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC explores the concept of resilience and how to help children thrive after a divorce.
Podcasts
Fun, down-to-earth, and straightforward, Canadian lawyers Rob and Darren help you move through your divorce efficiently, without losing your mind or your wallet.
Host Jackie Pilossoph takes you through the ups and downs of divorce, post-divorce, finding new love, and everything in between. She created this podcast after going through her own divorce in 2007 and wishing she had more support and access to knowledge during the process.
Hosted by Cass Thorburn and Annaliese Dent, Divorce Story is a 12-week series that will help you navigate separation and relaunch your life post-divorce.
Host Grace Casper dives deep into what divorce feels like and looks like for the kids by interviewing others. These teen and adult children of divorce share what they wish their parents knew and give insight into what was done well and what could’ve made things better.
Host Katy Daly explores divorce, break-ups, and co-parenting from different angles.
Nationally recognized family law attorney, mediator, and award-winning podcaster Susan Guthrie is to be the voice you can trust on your divorce journey. After guiding countless numbers of people through the perilous world of divorce for more than 30 years and speaking to a podcast audience of over 5 million listeners, Susan brings you the top-rated The Divorce & Beyond® Podcast, ranked in the top 1% of the more than 3.5 million podcasts in the world, to help you successfully navigate the choppy waters of divorce so you can sail into your beautiful BEYOND.
Hosts Charlie and Brook discuss the principles, tools, and techniques available to help you create peace in high-conflict co-parenting relationships.
Books
This 1986 classic book helps kids 4-6 learn about how their families will change through their parents’ divorce.
This book uses honesty and humor to help kids find ways to cope and grow during their parents’ divorce.
This picture book helps kids aged 6-8 deal with the difficult emotions of divorce.
This book tells the story of divorce through a Golden Retriever. For kids 8-11.
This read-together book helps children and their parents discuss divorce.
This book helps kids understand they may have two homes, but their parent’s love and involvement won’t change.
This book helps kids understand their parents divorce.
This book for kids 10+ tackles divorce with honesty and compromise.
With Tadpoles, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winning author and illustrator Matt James draws from his own memories as a parent and as a child to tell a wistful story that will be instantly recognizable to any families sharing memories of exploring together.
10-year-old Andy adjusts to life with two homes i.
This book teaches kids the three D’s of Divorce:
I didn’t CAUSE it.
I can’t CONTROL IT, so
I’m going to have to learn to COPE with it!
This picture book helps kids embrace change and discuss their feelings about divorce and having two homes.
A child spends the day with her father in this book for kids 4-6.
Audio Books
Divorce Smart will provide listeners with a step-by-step guide to what is essential to help their case and save themselves time and money along the way. Trust me: “penny wise and pound foolish” can add up to tens of thousands of dollars when dealing with an irrational or vindictive spouse.
Encouraged by her teenage daughter to “get a real life” following a divorce, Kate catapults herself from a settled existence in Texas to the unknown world of New York City. Perfect for fans of Sex and the City, this hilarious true account of modern dating follows a two-year journey of newly single Kate Somerset in Manhattan.
Navigate the ins and outs of divorce and learn how to heal from your past and reclaim your happiness with this practical, powerful guide written by one of the nation’s top female divorce attorneys, Jill Coil.
A bestselling author offers a refreshingly honest, compassionate guide to the sh!tstorm that is divorce: falling apart, staying afloat, and new beginnings (whether you are ready for them or not).
In Women, Divorce and Money, Taking Control of Your Finances and Your Future, CPA Dave Stolz shows you what to expect before, during, and after your divorce. He combines His experience of helping women with the financial aspects of divorce with stories from women who have been through it. This book is a combination of information and motivation. Information about the process of divorce and basic financial planning, and the motivation to power through all the stuff that is heading your way.
Tools
Nationwide Children’s offers this guide in preparing for divorce.
Fayr is a co-parenting app that encompasses the whole range of co-parents needs – financial, documentation, geo pinpointing, scheduling, communication – for the entire time you’re co-parenting.
This site sells tools to help children and parents visualize, and keep track of, their parenting schedule.
Onward is an app to help manage co-parenting expenses and help parents reimburse each other quickly.
Our Family Wizard is an app to help parents co-parent their children. It manages schedules, expenses, and communication.
This activity book will help teenagers get through their parents’ divorce as they adjust to two homes and avoid getting caught in the middle of their parents.
Parenting Plans
Talking Parents offer guidance for parents who need to create a parenting agreement.
Oregon offers great info on parenting plans. This answers some general questions you may have in getting started.
Oregon offers detailed parenting plans that fit your child’s age.
Utah is another state that has great resources for helping parents create a parenting plan that works for special circumstances, long-distance situations, and more.
Articles
5 Things we know about Divorce Today
Only six percent of couples get remarried after they get divorced, third marriages have the highest divorce rate, and more researched-based conclusions based on divorce.
Creating a stress-free divorce for your kid – or getting as close as you can
Psychologist John Duffy, who specializes in work with teens, parents, couples, and families, offers advice on how to minimize stress during your divorce process.
Divorce is the Most Important Story You’ll Ever Tell Your Child
Help your children navigate your divorce. It’s not always about what happens to children, but how their parents help them navigate through it.
Don’t Let Your Kids be Casualties of Divorce
Writing for the Child Mind Institute, Alan Ravitz, MD, MS, offers six tips to keep conflict between you and your spouse and away from your children.
Helping Preteens and Adolescents Adjust to Divorce
How to help kids aged 11-18 adjust to divorce.
How Divorce Affects Children, Age by Age
Like the name suggests, This Parents Magazine article breaks down how divorce impacts kids based on their age.
Supporting Kids During a Divorce
This article gives you tips on how your kid might react to your divorce and how to help them through this major change in their life.
The Impact of Divorce on Adolescents
After the death of a parent, divorce is the second most traumatic event in a child’s life. This article breaks down how it impacts both children and adolescents.
The Impact of Divorce on Children
Divorce has a big impact on children. This article breaks down what to look for and how to help your children through your divorce.
The Kids are (Going to be) Alright: Authorship of a Post-Divorce Narrative
Divorce is hard on children, but they do recover.
The Kids are OK: Divorce and Children’s Behavior Problems
This paper reexamines the causal claim that parental divorce is detrimental to children’s emotional well-being, measured in terms of behavior problems.
The Negative Effects on Divorce on Adolescents: How to Mitigate the Damage
How to help your teenager adapt during your divorce.
Videos
Children & Divorce: Playful tools to support child & family clients
License Clinical Social Worker Meyleen Velasquez offers three tools to help support families through divorce.
How Divorce REALLY Impacts Kids’ Mental Health
According to a study discussed in The Guardian, parental separation is more likely to harm the mental health of children if they are aged at least seven when the split occurs. This video offers more details based on the age of your children.
How to Actually Help Your Kids Deal with Divorce
Divorce Coach for Men Rachael Sloan provides guidance for parents to help them navigate their divorce to minimize the impact on their children.
How do I help my child with difficult experiences such as divorce and separation?
The Child Mind Institute offers advice on how to develop routines to protect our children from conflict.
Psychological Impact of Divorce on Children (Mental Health Consequences of Parental Conflict)
Professor Suresh Bada Math breaks down how divorce and parental conflict impacts children.
The Impact of Divorce on Children:
Tamara D. Afifi presents a TEDx Talk on how families cope communicatively during a divorce.
Unlocking resilience: How to help children thrive after a divorce
In this video, Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC explores the concept of resilience and how to help children thrive after a divorce.
Podcasts
Fun, down-to-earth, and straightforward, Canadian lawyers Rob and Darren help you move through your divorce efficiently, without losing your mind or your wallet.
Host Jackie Pilossoph takes you through the ups and downs of divorce, post-divorce, finding new love, and everything in between. She created this podcast after going through her own divorce in 2007 and wishing she had more support and access to knowledge during the process.
Hosted by Cass Thorburn and Annaliese Dent, Divorce Story is a 12-week series that will help you navigate separation and relaunch your life post-divorce.
Divorce: What I Wish MY Parents Knew
Host Grace Casper dives deep into what divorce feels like and looks like for the kids by interviewing others. These teen and adult children of divorce share what they wish their parents knew and give insight into what was done well and what could’ve made things better.
Host Katy Daly explores divorce, break-ups, and co-parenting from different angles.
Nationally recognized family law attorney, mediator, and award-winning podcaster Susan Guthrie is to be the voice you can trust on your divorce journey. After guiding countless numbers of people through the perilous world of divorce for more than 30 years and speaking to a podcast audience of over 5 million listeners, Susan brings you the top-rated The Divorce & Beyond® Podcast, ranked in the top 1% of the more than 3.5 million podcasts in the world, to help you successfully navigate the choppy waters of divorce so you can sail into your beautiful BEYOND.
The High Conflict Co-Parenting Podcast
Hosts Charlie and Brook discuss the principles, tools, and techniques available to help you create peace in high-conflict co-parenting relationships.
Books
This 1986 classic book helps kids 4-6 learn about how their families will change through their parents’ divorce.
This book uses honesty and humor to help kids find ways to cope and grow during their parents’ divorce.
This picture book helps kids aged 6-8 deal with the difficult emotions of divorce.
This book tells the story of divorce through a Golden Retriever. For kids 8-11.
It’s Not Your Fault, Koko Bear
This read-together book helps children and their parents discuss divorce.
Living with Mom and Living with Dad
This book helps kids understand they may have two homes, but their parent’s love and involvement won’t change.
My Family’s Changing: A first Look at Family Break-Up
This book helps kids understand their parents divorce.
This book for kids 10+ tackles divorce with honesty and compromise.
With Tadpoles, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winning author and illustrator Matt James draws from his own memories as a parent and as a child to tell a wistful story that will be instantly recognizable to any families sharing memories of exploring together.
10-year-old Andy adjusts to life with two homes i.
This book teaches kids the three D’s of Divorce:
I didn’t CAUSE it.
I can’t CONTROL IT, so
I’m going to have to learn to COPE with it!
This picture book helps kids embrace change and discuss their feelings about divorce and having two homes.
A child spends the day with her father in this book for kids 4-6.
Audio books
Divorce Smart: How to Thrive and Come Out Whole
Divorce Smart will provide listeners with a step-by-step guide to what is essential to help their case and save themselves time and money along the way. Trust me: “penny wise and pound foolish” can add up to tens of thousands of dollars when dealing with an irrational or vindictive spouse.
Mom… You Just Need to Get Laid: The Adventures of Dating After Divorce
Encouraged by her teenage daughter to “get a real life” following a divorce, Kate catapults herself from a settled existence in Texas to the unknown world of New York City. Perfect for fans of Sex and the City, this hilarious true account of modern dating follows a two-year journey of newly single Kate Somerset in Manhattan.
No One Dies from Divorce: How to Survive and Thrive When Your Marriage Ends
Navigate the ins and outs of divorce and learn how to heal from your past and reclaim your happiness with this practical, powerful guide written by one of the nation’s top female divorce attorneys, Jill Coil.
A bestselling author offers a refreshingly honest, compassionate guide to the sh!tstorm that is divorce: falling apart, staying afloat, and new beginnings (whether you are ready for them or not).
Women, Divorce and MoneyL Taking Contorl of Your Finances and Your Future
In Women, Divorce and Money, Taking Control of Your Finances and Your Future, CPA Dave Stolz shows you what to expect before, during, and after your divorce. He combines His experience of helping women with the financial aspects of divorce with stories from women who have been through it. This book is a combination of information and motivation. Information about the process of divorce and basic financial planning, and the motivation to power through all the stuff that is heading your way.
Tools
Divorce and Children: Guidelines for Parents
Nationwide Children’s offers this guide in preparing for divorce.
Fayr is a co-parenting app that encompasses the whole range of co-parents needs – financial, documentation, geo pinpointing, scheduling, communication – for the entire time you’re co-parenting.
This site sells tools to help children and parents visualize, and keep track of, their parenting schedule.
Onward is an app to help manage co-parenting expenses and help parents reimburse each other quickly.
Our Family Wizard is an app to help parents co-parent their children. It manages schedules, expenses, and communication.
The Divorce Workbook for Teens
This activity book will help teenagers get through their parents’ divorce as they adjust to two homes and avoid getting caught in the middle of their parents.
Parenting Plans
Talking Parents offer guidance for parents who need to create a parenting agreement.
Parenting Plan help
Oregon offers great info on parenting plans. This answers some general questions you may have in getting started.
Oregon offers detailed parenting plans that fit your child’s age.
Pointers for Parents and Parenting Plans
Utah is another state that has great resources for helping parents create a parenting plan that works for special circumstances, long-distance situations, and more.
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