This Week's Program
Parenting After Divorce
When parents divorce, it can be devastating for the children. How do you talk to your children about it? What can you do to make it easier on them? We cover these questions and more this week as we talk with Kirsten who experienced divorce as a child and is a divorced parent herself.
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Media Matters
by Steve Carpenter
I want to recommend a powerful film about marriage called Fireproof. It’s a story about Captain Caleb Holt, a New York firefighter, who is struggling in a failing marriage.
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“When Mom and Dad Divorce” booklet
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Fireproof
Steve Carpenter in the “Media Matters” segment of the today’s program recommended this movie, about a husband and wife who work hard to rescue their marriage. In the movie, Fireproof, the couple uses “The Love Dare” experiment to help their marriage.
This is the book from the movie, Fireproof.
Katelyn’s Affection, Kirsten L. Klaasen
A book for teens that deals with the real issues facing kids today, including divorce, relationships, religion, and date abuse.
Related Resources
Online Support
Parenting After Divorce
A Colorado-based non-profit whose mission is to provide the best in co-parent education to divorcing, divorced and never-married parents living apart.
Coparenting101.org
A social-networking site to discuss issues around co-parenting after divorce.
Books
The Truth about Children & Divorce: Dealing with the Emotions so You and Your Children can Thrive by Robert E. Emery
Difficult Questions Kids Ask (and are afraid to ask) About Divorce, by Meg Schneider
Two Homes, by Claire Masurel
A book for children on divorcing parents
The Co-Parenting Survival Guide, by Elizabeth Thayer
Burton's Blog
Parenting After Divorce
I was surfing the web recently doing research at .org and .gov sites for information on issues family face today. One really stuck with me. Children losing a parent to divorce experience more trauma than losing a parent through death.
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Favorite Family Recipes
Resurrection Buns
Even though our Easter celebrations are past, we live all year in celebration of Jesus’ resurrection. So consider these “Resurrection Buns” for a spring treat for your family. Lois’ son Owen, first ate these surprise buns when his kindergarten teacher made them with his class. It’s a good (and tasty) visual aid to explain the empty tomb.
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