Workbooks for Women and Children Navigating Divorce
— A compassionate guide for women preparing to divorce.
— A compassionate guide for women preparing to divorce.
Slow down, find clarity, and choose a divorce process that aligns with your values, priorities, and hopes for the future.
Divorce doesn’t have to mean lawyers, conflict, and courtrooms. There are better ways—paths that allow you to shape your divorce around a respectful, intentional process that focuses on what matters to you most.
In this workbook you’ll gain a clear understanding of the four main divorce processes—three of which avoid the battle in court. You’ll learn the advantages, drawbacks, and which approach (or blended approaches) may be the best fit for your unique situation.
Through reflective prompts and practical insight, you’ll uncover what’s most important to you, and learn how to make choices about your divorce that honor these priorities.
This workbook will help you:
Understand where you are emotionally and why it matters
Figure out where you need support for your divorce and future life
Learn how pragmatism and motivation factor into a better outcome
Use metathinking to work through grief and thought distortions
Get clear about your values and how to apply them in your divorce
Explore your personal relationship with money and how it influences choices
Practice turning fears into goals for your future life
Manage the impact of your divorce on your social network
Talk with your spouse and children about divorce
Choose a divorce process with confidence
Whether you initiated your divorce or not, you can become an architect of your own divorce, and avoid the battle in court.
Co-authored with Ann Cerney, a licensed clinical professional counselor with more than 20 years of experience, who works as a family specialist and communications coach on Collaborative divorce cases.
— A workbook for children navigating divorce.
— A workbook for children navigating divorce.
A gentle and supportive workbook designed to help children cope with their parents' divorce and express themselves.
Divorce is a big life change, and it can feel scary, confusing and painful for children as their family life and routines change. This beautifully designed keepsake workbook provides a safe space for kids (8-12) to explore their feelings, express their thoughts and ask important questions—privately or during conversations with their parents or other trusted adults.
Filled with engaging prompts and charming graphics, this workbook helps children:
understand and process their emotions in a healthy way
maintain love and respect for both parents while adjusting to new family dynamics
communicate their thoughts, feelings and preferences
reflect on challenges and explore positive, customizable solutions
build resilience and inner strength for life’s unexpected changes
develop confidence in their voice and express themselves effectively
This workbook is supportive of children, parents and all family structures. It is an ideal resource to assist parents, caregivers, teachers, school counselors, therapists and other professionals who work with children navigating their parents' divorce.
A compassionate, practical and empowering resource, My Parents’ Divorce Through My Eyes: A Workbook for Children helps provide children with the critical tools and support they need to cope with their parents' divorce and express themselves — skills that will stay with them for a lifetime.
Praise for My Parents’ Divorce Through My Eyes: A Workbook for Children
“As an educator, I've seen many of my students struggle when their parents are fighting, going through a divorce, or have been divorced for some time. I wish I'd had this book to give to their parents to help them support their children through the situation. The best part of My Parents' Divorce Through My Eyes by Jennifer Junghans is that it's not just a book for kids to express their feelings about divorce—it also includes uplifting prompts like "Who Makes Me Laugh" and "My Favorite Places to Be," which offer a welcome break from constantly thinking about the hard stuff. I especially appreciated all the little graphics on each page, particularly the one with the owls and feeling words. Even as an adult, I sometimes struggle to identify exactly what I'm feeling, so I can imagine how helpful that would be for children. This book is a thoughtful and supportive tool that I recommend to any parent, teacher, or counselor working with children during family changes.” —Jennifer Senick for Readers' Favorite, 5-Star Review
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— Helping children with autism understand divorce.
— Helping children with autism understand divorce.
Divorce is hard, but introducing it to children on the autism spectrum doesn’t have to be.
This supportive, interactive resource is designed to help parents, trusted adults and child professionals gently and clearly introduce children on the autism spectrum to the changes that come when parents end their marriage. It is also meant for children with autism of all ages to enjoy looking at on their own, again and again.
This adapted version uses:
Simple, accessible language
Easy-to-read text and formatting
Visually engaging graphics
Support for all abilities and skill levels
Sensory needs pages to support regulation and comfort
Fun characters that encourage engagement and connection
Designed for flexibility, each page offers standalone prompts that can be customized for each child's abilities and skills, so families can explore topics most relevant to them at their own pace. This resource is meant to encourage ongoing communication before, during, and after a family's transition to two homes and helps children:
Understand changes in their daily life and what will stay the same
Express their feelings
Get answers to their questions
Feel reassured
Establish new routines
Build resilience
It also includes a PARENTS' GUIDE offering supportive guidance and tips for each topic on how to talk with children about divorce to help parents feel more at ease to introduce the concept of divorce using a child-centered approach.
Every child, every family, and every divorce is unique. This book honors those differences, and is appropriate for families with special needs children (and their support teams) at any stage of divorce to help children on the autism spectrum know what to expect during and after divorce.
Praise for My Parents’ Divorce Through My Eyes: Helping Children with Autism Understand Divorce
“When parents split up, children with autism often need a little extra help making sense of what’s happening. This thoughtful, beautifully illustrated book gives parents simple words and steady guidance to help their kids feel understood, safe, and loved every step of the way.” —Christina McGhee, MSW, Divorce Parenting Expert and Author of Parenting Apart
“I was delightfully surprised to open the book and find such playful, wonderful graphics—especially given how effectively they help present a serious topic through a child’s eyes.” —Karen Simmons, Founder, Autism Today Foundation
Developed in collaboration with Mary Ann Hughes, a Certified Special Needs Divorce Coach and mother of adult children on the opposite ends of the autism spectrum. She is the founder of Special Family Transitions, providing divorce coaching to families with children on the autism spectrum and those with special needs.
— How to talk with young children about divorce.
— How to talk with young children about divorce.
Help your child navigate divorce with gentle, age-appropriate conversations. Parents' guide included—how to talk to young children about divorce.
My Parents' Divorce Through My Eyes: Gentle Conversation Starters for Young Children is a supportive, interactive book created to help parents and trusted adults have important conversations with children ages 5–7 regarding their parents’ decision to end their marriage.
Using playful illustrations, age-appropriate humor and thoughtful prompts, this book helps young children express their feelings, ask questions and get answers. Designed for flexibility, each page offers standalone conversation starters, so families can explore the topics most relevant to them—at their own pace.
Adapted from the workbook for older children (My Parents’ Divorce Through My Eyes: A Workbook for Children), this version provides simplified language and concepts for younger kids. It offers parents structure and ongoing support to help young children understand, organize and talk about their thoughts and feelings.
It helps young children:
Navigate thoughts, feelings and emotions through gentle conversations and supportive guidance
Process and make sense of changes in their family dynamics and daily routines
Build resilience and develop healthy coping strategies
Every child, family and divorce is unique. My Parents' Divorce Through My Eyes: Gentle Conversation Starters for Young Children is appropriate for all children and families at any stage of divorce. It serves as a gentle but powerful resource for parents, caregivers, therapists or other professionals who work with children to help them navigate the end of their parents' marriage with the best possible outcome.
Praise for My Parents’ Divorce Through My Eyes: Gentle Conversation Starters for Young Children
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— Spanish Version: A Workbook for Children
— Spanish Version: A Workbook for Children
The Spanish translation of My Parents’ Divorce Through My Eyes: A Workbook for Children, written in neutral Spanish for use in Central and South America.
Un cuaderno de apoyo, diseñado para ayudar a los niños a sobrellevar el divorcio de sus padres y a expresarse de manera libre y segura.
El divorcio es un gran cambio de vida, y para los niños puede sentirse aterrador, confuso y doloroso, ya que su vida familiar y sus rutinas cambian. Este hermoso cuaderno ofrece un lugar seguro para que los niños (8 a 12 años) exploren sus sentimientos, expresen sus pensamientos y hagan preguntas importantes, ya sea en privado o en conversaciones con sus padres y adultos de confianza.
Lleno de actividades guiadas y dibujos encantadores, este cuaderno ayuda a los niños a:
Entender y procesar sus emociones de una manera sana
Mantener el amor y el respeto por ambos padres mientras se adaptan a nuevas dinámicas familiares
Comunicar sus pensamientos, sentimientos y preferencias
Reflexionar sobre los retos y explorar soluciones positivas y flexibles
Desarrollar resiliencia y fuerza interior ante los cambios inesperados de la vida
Ganar confianza en su propia voz y expresarse de manera efectiva
Este cuaderno acompaña a niños, a sus padres y a todo tipo de estructuras familiares. Es un recurso ideal para padres, tutores, maestros, consejeros escolares, terapeutas y otros profesionales que trabajan con niños, para guiarlos en el proceso de navegar el divorcio de sus padres.
Un recurso compasivo, práctico y fortalecedor, El divorcio de mis papás a través de mis ojos: un cuaderno de actividades para niños brinda a los niños las herramientas y el apoyo esenciales que necesitan para afrontar el divorcio de sus padres y expresarse. Estas habilidades se quedarán con ellos para toda la vida.