This online handbook will provide insightful strategies and tactics to help with the common struggles of parenting through a divorce. Introduction to Parenting and Divorce The Expectations Will Depend On the Age of Your Children Problems with the Divorce and/or Separation Placing Balme on a Child for the Marital Problems Making Emotional and Financial Adjustments During Divorce Determining What Child Custody Arrangements Are Best What to Do When Parents Cannot Agree on Custody Issues Addressing the Emotional Stress of Parenting Through Divorce Providing Emotional Support to Children During and After Divorce Effectively Communicating with a Child During Divorce Effective Communication with the Other Parent Children Being Used as an Ally or Spy Parents Keeping Secrets With their Children A Parent Being Critical of the Other Parent in a Child's Presence Negative Comparisons to the Other Parent Mainlining a Relationship With the Other Parent Nurturing a Child's Relationship With the Other Parent Parents Using Their Children as Negotiation Tool Establishing and Building Trust With the Other Parent A Child Positioning Himself or Herself Against the Other Parent Encouraging Children to Visit With the Other Parent Phone Conversations with the Other Parent One Parent Removing Themselves from a Child's Life Children Continuing their Relationships With Relatives Making a New Home After Divorce or Separation Maintaining and Creating Family Routines Establishing and Maintaining a Parenting Plan Keeping the Disciplinary Actions Consistent Telling Your Child "I Love You" A Child Changing His or Her School Habits A Child's Homework Habits During and After a Breakup Making Empty Promises to Children During Divorce Providing a Child With Excess Gifts Burdening a Child With Financial and Emotional Concerns Children Having Unrealistic Expectations of Parents Getting Back Together