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Start Making It Liveable for Everyone - Part 4
Return to Table of ContentsSUGGESTED READINGS
David Fassler, M.D., Michele Lash, M.Ed., A.T.R., and Sally B. Ives,
Ph.D.
Changing Families: A Guide For Kids and Grown-Ups
Michael S. Prokop, M.Ed.
Divorce Happens to the Nicest Kids
Sally Blakslee Ives, Ph.D.
The Divorce Workbook: A Guide For Kids and Families
Peter Mayle
Why Are We Getting A Divorce?
McKay, Blades, Rogers, Gosse
The Divorce Book
FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS:
Linda Walvoord Girard
At Daddy's On Saturdays
Norman Klein
Breaking Up
Judy Blume
It's Not The End of the World
Judith Vigna
Mommy and Me By Ourselves Again
Joanne Berstein
Books to Help Children with Separation and Loss
Judie Angell (ages 11-15)
What's Best for You
William V. Arnold (ages 12+)
When Your Parents Divorce
Terry Berger (ages 6-11)
How Does it Feel When Your Parents Get Divorced
Betsy Byars (ages 10-14)
The Animal, the Vegetable and John D. Jones
Jeanette Carnes (ages 4-8)
Daddy
Eleanor Cameron (ages 12-16)
To The Green Mountains
Beverly Cleary (ages 8-11)
Ottis Spofford
Beverly Cleary (ages 9-10)
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Molly Cone (ages 7-11)
The Amazing Memory of Harvey Bean
Paula Danzinger (ages 10-14)
The Divorce Express
Louise Despert
Children of Divorce
Cynthia Dickle Schulze (ages 5-12)
A New Kind of Family
Paul Dometsh (ages 9-12)
The Kid's Book About Single Parent Families
Richard Gardner (ages 10+)
The Boys and Girls Book About Divorce
Richard Gardner
The Boys and Girls Book About One Parent Families
Corinne Gerson (ages 8-12)
Son For a Day
Sara Gilbert
How to Live With a Single Parent
Stuart Glass (ages 7-12)
A Divorce Dictionary
Beth Goff (ages 5+)
Where is Daddy? - The Story of Divorce
Earl Grollman (ages 5+)
Talking About Divorce
Barbara S. Hazen (ages 4-8)
Two Homes To Live In
Doris Helmering (ages 6-8)
I Have Two Families
Johanna Hurwitz
Dede Takes Charge
Edna Leshan (ages 8+)
What's Going to Happen to Me?
Jeanne W. Lindsey (ages 4-8)
Do I Have A Daddy?
Peggy Mann (ages 10+)
My Dad Lives in a Downtown Motel
Marcia Newfield (ages 7-11)
A Book for Jordan
Barbara Park
Don't Make Me Smile
Patricia Perry, Marietta Lynch (ages 4-8)
Mommy and Daddy are Divorced
Arthur Poroun (ages 3-7)
Dinosaurs Divorce
Eric Rofes (ages 8+)
The Kids Book of Divorce
Fred Rogers, Clair O'Brien
Mr. Rogers Talks with Families About Divorce
Sara B. Stein (ages 3-5)
On Divorce
Cynthia Voight (ages 10-12)
Solitary Blue
Norma Simon (ages 5-8)
All Kinds of Families
Janet Sinberg (ages 4-8)
Divorce is a Grown Up Problem
Doris B. Smith (ages 10-13)
Kick a Stone Home
Murial Stanek (ages 5-8)
I Won't Go Without a Father
Phyllis Wood (ages 10-15)
Win Me and You Lose
FOR PARENTS:
Vicki Lansky
Divorce Book For Parents
Linda Fancke
Growing Up Divorced
Neil Kalter, Ph.D.
Growing Up With Divorce: Helping Your Child Avoid Immediate and
Later
Emotional Problems
Fitzhugh Dodson
How To Single Parent
Isolina Ricci
Mom's House, Dad's House: Making Shared Custody Work
Kyle D. Pruett, M.D.
The Nurturing Father
Elizabeth Crary
Pick Up Your Socks: A Practical Guide to Raising Responsible
Children
Judith Wallerstein and Sandra Blakeslee
Second Chances: Men, Women and Children, A Decade After Divorce
Ciji Ware
Sharing Parenthood After Divorce: An Enlightened Custody Guide
For Mothers, Fathers and Kids
Glynnis Walker
Soloman's Children
Marcella M. Sabo, Ed.S., L.M.F.T., et al,
Whose Kid Is It Anyway? The Complete Social and Legal Guide
For Stepparents, Stepchildren, and Stepgrandparents
Warren Farrell
Why Men Are The Way They Are
Ahron and Rodgers
Divorces-Families
Stephen Atlas
Parents Without Parents Source Book
Deborah Barr
Caught in the Crossfire: Children of Divorce
Belli and Krantzler
Divorcing
Stuart Berger
Divorce Without Victims
Judith Briles
The Dollars and Sense of Divorce
Jean Illsley Clark
Self Esteem: A Family Affair
M.G. Cohen
Long Distance Parenting: A Guide for Divorced Parents
Barbara Coloroso
Kids are Worth It
Louise J. Despert
Children of Divorce
Susan A. Diamon
Helping Children of Divorce, A Handbook for Parents and Teachers
Linda Bird Francke
Growing up Divorced
Selma H. Fraiberg
The Magic Years
Fisher
Rebuilding
Miriam Galpier
Joint Custody and Co-Parenting
Richard A. Gardner
The Parents Book About Divorce
Dr. Sol Goldstein
Divorced Parenting, How to Make it Work
Dr. Thomas Gordon
Parent Effectiveness Training
Earl Grollman
Explaining Divorce to Children
Isaacs
Difficult Divorce
Claudia Jewett
Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss
Johnson
Grandparents: Parents and Children Adjust to Divorce
E. Jong
Megan's Book of Divorce
Mel Krantzler
Creative Divorce
Jill Krementy
What Every Child Would Like Parents to Know About Divorce
Vicky Lansky
Divorce Book for Parents: Helping your Children Cope with Divorce
and Its Aftermath
Helen Coale Lewis
All About Families the Second Time Around - For Boys, Girls,
Their Parents and Step-Parents
Stephanie Marston
The Divorced Parent: Success Strategies for Raising Your Children
After Separation
Peter
How to Survive the Loss of a Love
Preston
Divorced Without Guilt
Ricci
Mom's House, Dad's House
Robertson
A Woman's Guide to Divorce and Decision Making
Rowlands
Saturday Parent
Robert Schuller
Tough Times Don't Last, Tough People Do
Shess
Know your Child: Authoritative Guide
Shiff
Experts Advise Parents
Gerald and Myrna Silver
Weekend Fathers
Edward Teyber
Helping Children Cope with Divorce
A. Trafford
Crazy Time
Rita Turow
Daddy Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Virtue
My Kids Don't Live With Me Anymore
Glynnis Walker
Solomon's Children
J. & Kelly J. Wallerstein
Surviving the Breakup: How Children Actually Cope
J. & Blakesless Wallerstein
Second Chances: Men, Women, and Children a Decade Later
Ware
Sharing Parenthood After Divorce
Sharon Wegschneider-Cruise
Life After Divorce: Create a New Beginning
*Check your local library and book stores for these and other selections.*
Resources Telephone
Alcoholics Anonymous.................................................................269-964-7577
Starr Commonwealth/Child Guidance Center.................................517-629-5591
Calhoun County Abuse/Neglect Council, Inc..................................269-962-2562
Calhoun County Dept. Of Public Health........................................269-966-1210
Calhoun County Family Independence Agency...............................269-966-1284
517-629-5522 (Albion)
Calhoun County Friend of the Court...............................................269-969-6500
Calhoun County Sheriff Department...............................................269-781-0880
Marshall (Business)
269-969-6450 Battle Creek (Business)
911 (Emergency Calls)
Child Protective Services................................................................269-966-1331
269-969-4660 after 5 pm
Community Action Agency.............................................................269-965-7766
Family & Children Service, Inc........................................................269-965-3247
Gateway at the Fieldstone Center....................................................269-966-8388
Headstart.......................................................................................269-965-7766
IMPEL Individual/Family Growth....................................................269-963-0278
Legal Services Organization of Southcentral Michigan......................269-965-3951
Mediation by Consensus..................................................................269-964-9344
Michigan State Police......................................................................269-968-6115
(Business)
911 (Emergency Calls)
Minority Program Services..............................................................517-629-2113
Neighborhoods, Inc..........................................................................269-968-1113
S.A.F.E. Place................................................................................269-965-6093
269-965-7233
S.H.A.R.E. Center..........................................................................269-964-8133
Substance Abuse Council of Greater Battle Creek.............................269-968-4699
Summit Pointe..................................................................................269-966-1460
Crisis Line (24 hours)
1-800-632-5449
Washington Heights Community Ministries.........................................269-968-8773
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Please note that the resources listed are only a partial listing of
agencies who provide assistance to the Calhoun County Community.
For additional assistance in finding help, call Volunteer and Information
Services at 269-965-0555 or 1-800-796-3643.
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Last Updated 4-13-07
Send your comments, questions and suggestions to Phil Harter at 161
E Michigan Avenue, Battle Creek, Michigan 49015
or e mail to pharter@calhouncountymi.gov