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Children Coping with Your Divorce?: What Parents Can Do to Help Kindle Edition

by Renee Smith Ettline (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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In this concise and powerful book, counselor and award-winning Christian author Renee Smith Ettline, M.Ed., outlines 12 opportunity areas where parents can help their children cope with the realities of divorce. Within each opportunity area are specific actions parents can take. By and large these are simple actions that can make a big difference in your children’s ability to thrive despite divorce.

What you do matters. Help your children find safety and support that fosters a well-adjusted life despite the divorce of their parents.

Learn ways to:
• Minimize your children’s divorced-related stress and frustration,
• Help children adjust to a life that is split between two homes,
• Talk with your children about separation and divorce,
• Help your children cope with a negligent parent,
• Help children find spiritual grounding in a time of turmoil,
• And much more.

Renee Smith Ettline is the author of Peace after Divorce which has been recognized as exemplary Christian self-help book by the Illumination Book Awards. She is also founder of After Divorce Ministries, LLC and has led divorce recovery groups for years. Her divorce recovery group curriculum is offered in churches throughout the US. Renee uses her experiences as a counselor as well as her own divorce and Christian faith as a foundation for her writing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I love the Biblical references and the exercises to do at ... -Amazon. UKByCheyenne Wolfon 15 June 2016Format: Kindle EditionI wish this book had been around I was first thrown into the divorceprocess. It cannot be overstated the effect that divorce can have onchildren of all ages and this book deals with the process inconstructive but sensitive manner. It is true that our children pick up on our every emotion and action, and this book reminds us to be mindful of that fact. I love the Biblical references and the exercises to doat the end of each section - these are great reminders to keep lookingback at as we travel through the different stages of separation anddivorce. Thank you to Renee Smith Ettline for remembering the childrenand reminding us of how important it is to guide them lovingly throughthe upheaval that a split in their family brings.Scroll Down for More Reviews

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This book consists of practical actions parents can take to help their children adjust andthrive despite a divorce.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01GVU0TGM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jesse Press, LLC (June 9, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 9, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1884 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 50 pages
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Renee Smith Ettline, award-winning author and founder of After Divorce Ministries, LLC, has facilitated church-based divorce support groups for many years. She is creator of the Peace after Divorce Workshop group ministry used by churches across denominational lines.

She holds a M.Ed. in Student Personnel Services with a focus in school counseling and over 30 hours of post-graduate degree credit in counseling and guidance. Recognized as Outstanding School Counselor of the Year, and honored for innovative programming, most of Renee’s career has involved teaching life strategies and skills. She draws on her professional background, own divorce experience, as well as her Christian faith in the writing of her books.

Connect more with Renee at www.PeaceafterDivorce.com

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Lillie S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Learning Tool for Recently-divorced Parents
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2016
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I have never been through a divorce, but my paternal grandfather has been through three and I have learned a lot from his experiences. My father was seven years old when his dad divorced his birth mother. My dad was seventeen years old and on a two-year religious mission trip when his father divorced the mother that raised him. Since then, my grandfather has married and divorced another woman and is now on his fourth (and hopefully last) marriage.

The first two divorces my grandpa went through highly affected my dad. My father does not always know how to portray his feelings, particularly when he is hurt. He will hold all the emotion in and then let it out at once in a fiery passion. When I have spoken with my dad about communication skills in the past, he has shared accounts of being a kid, teen, and young adult with a broken family and how these situations influenced his way of thinking.

As I read Renee Smith Ettline’s, “Children Coping with Your Divorce?: What Parents Can Do to Help,” I was filled with an overwhelming need to share the goodness of this book to all families going through a divorce. Ettline did a beautiful job with lovingly (but straightforwardly) guiding single parents through how to reach out to their children during this emotionally heavy time of post-divorce.

I loved how Ettline spoke about the twelve “opportunity areas” where parents can visualize situations where they can help their children cope with the harsh actuality of divorce. Parents certainly do need to remember that no matter their age, children feel emotions too, they just don’t always know how to communicate them or cope with them. Ettline’s book is an excellent way for recently (and not so recently) divorced parents to learn how to guide their children through the hard times of divorce.
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jksmith4
4.0 out of 5 stars This book is written by a Christian author so I also enjoyed the biblical references as well
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2016
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This book was a short read written by a counselor to give parents ideas on how to help their child/children as they experience their parent’s divorce. For being a short book, it has different areas for parents to reference for assistance. This book is written by a Christian author so I also enjoyed the biblical references as well. If you are not interested in the biblical references then the author made it decently simple to skip as she placed them at the end of each section. I loved that the book wanted the parent(s) to remember to let the child know that the divorce was not his or her fault. I liked that the author wrote the book using opportunity areas to discuss different ideas that the parent can do to help their child cope. I have not experienced divorce personally, as a child or an adult. However, I watched my sister get a divorce and I helped watch my nieces and nephews following it. The divorce was not smooth and there still is hard feelings between the families. As much as possible the kids were out of the middle of it but there is the subtle competition between them. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has children and is going to be getting a divorce.
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Jimmy Bond
5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource for all parents of children!
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2016
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"Children Coping with Your Divorce?", by Renee Smith Ettline, is an honest read that put me in the shoes of a parent going through a divorce. Although I've never been in a divorce situation before, this book was an excellent read that was full of reasonable and logical tips for those who may be. It is very heartbreaking to see or know of children that are going through a tough time due to divorce, and unfortunately, are the ones who are most affected by it. This is why having a book that teaches vital knowledge on how to help children cope is so important when protecting them and helping them get the care and support they need. I can only imagine that if I were in a divorce situation, I could easily be one who didn't get the love and support that I needed and eventually grow up to harbor anger and bitterness towards my parents and others. Knowing this, the author does offer deep and logical explanations for the importance of preventing these feelings from growing in your children.

Even though I have very little insight or experience of being in a divorce situation, I feel very confident that this book offers great information on keeping anger and frustration due to your spouse away from the children. "Children Coping with Your Divorce?" is a quick and easy read that I feel is a vital tool for all parents to have in your toolbox of resources.
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Alison Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book for a difficult time in your life
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2016
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This was an interesting book. As a child that went through my parent's divorce I think this book would have been useful to them. A lot of the stuff in the book you would think would be common sense but when you see how parents use their kids to get back at the other parent it really is sad.
I really liked how the author has bible verses at the end of each section and also ideas on ways to talk to God for help in each situation. I think the opportunity area six is my favorite and one of the most important for parents to remember. It reminds parents not to vent about the other parent to kids even if they are older. Allow your children to be children, beware of subtle messages, keep your focus and don't manipulate your ex with your children.
The author does a great job letting the readers know that divorce happens whether the kids want it to or not. You as a parent play such an important role in how this chapter of your child's life plays out. Divorce is never easy and there will probably be some drama along the way. This book helps parents see areas of opportunity to help your children cope and adjust to the separation and divorce. I would recommend this book to anyone that is going through a divorce that has children involved.
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