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Included in this pack are two resources that support your work with children adjusting to their changing family situation.
1. The Changing Family Game by Berthold Berg, Ph.D.
Ages 8 and up
This engaging board game gives therapists a convenient and very focused way to address the needs of children affected by divorce. Using principles of cognitive restructuring and behavioral rehearsal, it helps children develop more realistic and adaptive attitudes about their parents' divorce. Specifically, it addresses the following nonadaptive attitudes: Peer Ridicule and Avoidance, Paternal Blame, Maternal Blame, Fear of Abandonment, and Hope of Reconciliation. And it introduces children to new behavioral options that can help them adjust to the single parent family and visitation.
Two brief inventories (included) help you determine what kind of problems the child or family is experiencing. You can then select game cards that address these problems. Recommended for 2-6 players.
2. Divorce Helpbook for Children by Cynthia MacGregor
It's in the news every day: divorce is tough on kids. MacGregor knows how tough, and she has prepared a down-to-earth guide that genuinely helps. Included are discussions of many topics troubling kids when their parents divorce: reasons parents get divorced: ways the divorce will change kids' lives: kids' feelings about divorce: things kids can do to help them feel better: who to talk to: what's likely to happen next. This is not just a book for kids about divorce, though. It's a book about life after divorce, too. The kids in MacGregor's book are dealing with visitation and custody and straddling two households and making it all work. Maybe it isn't easy, but it is possible.
The Changing Family Game sells for $95.00 and the Divorce Helpbook for Kids sells for $24.95, buy these two together for $105.00 and save $15.00