Books
Adoption
Adoption Is for Always
– Linda Walvoord Girard, et.al. (Albert Whitman & Co., 1991)
The Open Adoption Experience
– Lois Ruskai Melina and Sharon Kaplan Roszia (Perennial, 1993)
Raising Adopted Children: Practical Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent
– Lois Ruskai Melina (Perennial, Revised Ed. 1998)
The Spirit of Open Adoption
– James L. Gritter (Child Welfare League of America, 1997)
Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew
– Sherrie Eldridge (Dell Books, 1999)
Lifegivers, Framing the Birth Parent Experience in Open Adoption
– James L. Gritter, Child Welfare League of America (CWLA Press, 2000)
The Family of Adoption
– Joyce Maguire Pavao (Beacon Press Books, 2005)
Divorce
Between Love and Hate: A Guide to Civilized Divorce
– Lois Gold and Joan B. Kelly (Foreword) (Penguin USA, 1996)
Beyond Blame
– Jeffrey Kottler (Jossey Bass, 1996)
Crazy Time: Surviving Divorce and Building a New Life
– Abigail Trafford (Perennial, Revised Ed. 1993)
The Dance of Connection: How to Talk to Someone When You’re Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or Desperate
– Harriet Lerner (Quill, 2002)
The Good Divorce: Keeping Your Family Together When Your Marriage Comes Apart
– Constance R. Ahrons (HarperCollins, September 1994)
Parenting Plans
Joint Custody With a Jerk: Raising a Child With an Uncooperative Ex
– Julia A. Ross, et. al. (St. Martin’s Press, 4th Ed. 1996)
Mom’s House, Dad’s House: Making Two Homes for Your Child
– Ricci Isolina, Ph.D. (Fireside, Revised Ed. November 1997)
Vicki Lansky’s Divorce Book for Parents: Helping Your Children Cope With Divorce and Its Aftermath
– Vicki Lansky (Book Peddlers, 3rd Ed. 1996)
Children’s Books
Dinosaurs Divorce
– Laurie Krasny and Marc Brown (Paperback) (Little Brown & Co. (Juv. Pap) Reprint Ed. (October 1988)
Does Wednesday Mean Mom’s House or Dad’s?
– Marc J. Ackerman (John Wiley & Sons, 1st Ed. 1996)
It’s Not Your Fault, Koko Bear: A Read-Together Book for Parents & Young Children During Divorce
– Vicki Lansky, Jane Prince (illustrator) (Book Peddlers, February 1998)
Don’t Want to Talk About It
– Jeanie Franz Ransom (Magination, April 2000)
Other Books of Interest
Reviving Ophelia, Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
– Mary Pipher, PhD. (Grosset/Putnam Books, 1994)
Raising Cain, Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys
– Dan Kindlon, PhD and Michael Thompson, PhD. (Ballentine, 1999)