Resources For Children And Divorce

University of Missouri-Columbia
Sara Gable, State Specialist, Human Development and Family Studies
Kelly Cole, Extension Associate 

• http://outreach.missouri.edu/cooper/fok/ Provides linkages to lists of books, organizations and web sites for parents. These resources are provided as a service and do not constitute endorsement. They are periodically reviewed and updated.
  
  
• Parents Without Partners (PWP international headquarters), 401 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 (312-644-6610). Provides free referrals to local PWP chapters, which offer social and educational opportunities for single parents. Membership fees vary. http://parentswithoutpartners.org

• Single Parent Resource Center, 31 E. 28th Street, Suite 200, New York, NY 10016-9998 (212-951-7030). Offers free referrals for childcare and legal services, as well as information about how to start a single-parent support group. http://singleparentresources.com 

• National Organization of Single Mothers, Inc., P.O. Box 68, Midland, NC 28107 (704-888-5437). Provides free advice on how to start support groups and offers referrals to other single parents nationwide. Publishes Single Mother magazine (bi-monthly). One-year individual membership: $12.97. http://www.singlemothers.org 

• National Congress for Fathers and Children (NCFC), P.O. Box 171675, Kansas City, MO 66117 (1-800-733-3237). Instructs single fathers on custody, child-support and paternity issues. Publishes a 132-page manual and a quarterly newsletter called Network. Also has a list of NCMC advisers nationwide. One-year membership: $50. http://ncfc.net/ncfc 

• National Fatherhood Initiative, One Bank Street, Suite 160, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 (1-800-790-3237). Offers a quarterly newsletter and a catalog of books and videos focusing on fatherhood issues. One-year membership: $35. http://www.fatherhood.org 

• The Stepfamily Association of America, Inc., 650 J Street, Suite 205, Lincoln, NE 68508 (1-800-735-0329). Publishes a quarterly magazine, Stepfamilies, and an 89-page book, Stepfamilies Stepping Ahead. Provides referrals to more than 60 local chapters nationwide. Offers a variety of hard-to-find books, tapes, manuals and other materials about stepfamilies. One-year membership, including magazine subscription and book: $35. http://www.stepfam.org 

• The Stepfamily Network, Inc., 555 Bryant Street #361, Palo Alto, CA 94301 (1-800-487-1073). Provides information on stepfamily resources and support groups. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping stepfamily members achieve harmony and mutual respect. http://stepfamily.net 

• The Stepfamily Foundation, 333 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10023 (212-877-3244). Offers workshops on stepfamily dynamics, holds individual and family counseling sessions over the telephone and in person, and publishes lists of books, audiotapes and videotapes for stepfamilies. One-year membership: $70. (Counseling costs are extra.) http://www.stepfamily.org 

Recommended Reading 

• How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk
  by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

• Siblings without Rivalry
  Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

• P. E. T. - Parent Effectiveness Training
  by Dr. Thomas Gordon

• Dr. Mom's Parenting Guide - Commonsense Guidance for the Life of your Child
  by Marianne Neifert, M.D.

• Positive Discipline - The First Three Years - From Infant to Toddler
  by Jane Nelsen, Ed.D. Cheryl Erwin, M.A., and Roslyn Duffy

• The Parent's Handout - STEP - Systematic Training for Effective Parenting
  by Don Dinkmeyer, Sr., Gary D. McKay, and Don Dinkmeyer, Jr.

• Teaching Your Children Values
  by Linda and Richard Eyre

• Golden Rules - The Ten Ethical Values Parents Need to Teach Their Children
  Wayne Dosick

• My Many Colored Days
  by Dr. Seuss
  (Recommended Ages 1-4) 

• Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods that Make my Day
  by Jamie Lee Curtis
  (Recommended for all ages)

• Feelings
  by Aliki
  (Interactive picture book for kids)

• The Fourth Anti-Coloring Book
  by Striker