Buy the First Book Ever Written from the Kid’s Perspective, to Parents!
“As a child (who is now an adult) of divorce, Everything I read in this book, I wish my parents would have read years ago.”
-Hailey G.
“A very approachable read that is a great tool to foster connection in the midst of it, highly recommend!”
-Joan H.
“Where was this book when I was divorcing!?”
-Kim J.
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“Divorcing parents are balancing a lot and often forget how to effectively support their kids - possibly because we forget what it’s like to be kids! Grace gives adults the rare opportunity to truly understand and have empathy for what kids of divorce are experiencing. If taken to heart, this will change the game for a lot of kids.”
— Sara Olsher, founder of Mighty & Bright Co, author of the What About Me? series, Co-Parent
When is the last time you read a parenting book – specifically about divorce – written from the perspective of the child? While there are plenty of resources for divorced couples, very few of them are written by a child of divorce.
When she was eight years old, Grace Casper’s world changed forever when her parents told her that they were getting a divorce. In the wake of this, Grace started writings tips for her younger brother based on what she was learning from her parents’ divorce, trying to help him as they went from house to house. Fourteen years later, Grace began the first draft of the book that would be borne from these tips, writing in the hopes of being able to provide parents with a look into the effects of divorce on their children with first-hand experience.
If you are wanting to learn how divorce affects your children, then this is the book for you. In Dear Parents: Notes From a Child of Divorce, Grace offers practical wisdom, honest encouragement, and opportunities for further dialogue and reflection. Humble in her approach yet sharp and clear with the lived realities of divorce, Grace provides unique and measured insight that only experience and discerning reflection can yield. Whether you are looking for tips on scheduling, dating, favoritism, or even buying a dog, Dear Parents gives attention to these and many other topics. Divorce can be a scary, tragic event – but Dear Parents is one way in which Grace hopes to show that it is not the end but, in many ways, a new beginning full of hope.
Resources Mentioned in the Book
Chapter 1: Finding a Schedule for Your Kids
Combining the benefits of a journal and planner, along with thoughtful affirmations, guided writing prompts, and activities to build your child's resilience and self-esteem, Home Sweet Homes will give your family the structure and support needed to stay connected.
For parents who want to put the kids first during and after a divorce, this unique magnetic co-parenting calendar for kids helps reduce stress and anxiety by showing kids what to look forward to and what to anticipate.
An app with an online calendar feature, secure document storage, group chats, and location tracking.
Chapter 2: Don’t Forget
Kids Need Fun
Chapter 4: Send a Piece of Yourself With Your Kids
Chapter 9: Teach Your
Kids to Find the Good
Price makes the case that True Fun - which she defines as the magical confluence of playfulness, connection, and flow - will give us the fulfillment we so desperately seek. You will be more productive, less resentful, and less stressed. You will have more energy. You will find community and a sense of purpose. You will stop languishing and start flourishing. And best of all? You’ll enjoy the process.
For more than a decade, Gretchen Rubin had been studying happiness and human nature. Then, one day, a visit to her eye doctor made her realize that she’d been overlooking a key element of happiness: her five senses. She’d spent so much time stuck in her head that she’d allowed the vital sensations of life to slip away, unnoticed. This epiphany lifted her from a state of foggy preoccupation into a world rediscovered by seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching.
In Atlas of the Heart, Brown takes us on a journey through 87 of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human. As she maps the necessary skills and an actionable framework for meaningful connection, she gives us the language and tools to access a universe of new choices and second chances - a universe where we can share and steward the stories of our bravest and most heartbreaking moments with one another in a way that builds connection.
Other Resources That I Discovered After I Wrote My Book
Not only is this book amazing and the parenting handbook everyone needs, but Christina also runs Divorce and Children which you should also look into. Her podcasts are full of so much lived wisdom.
This two part docu-series is exactly what was needed when I was a kid. Ellen Bruno filmed and interviewed a group of young kids and made her first film. Then ten years later, followed up with the same 12 kids as teens and made her second film.
IT’S A WORK OF GENIUS!
Bella is a personal friend of mine and I’m OBSESSED with her. She is also a child of divorce and someone who has paved the way for me and my work. I admire her a ton and learn a lot from this girl. Check out her blog, and follow her on Instagram!
This single dad is KILLING IT! As a child of divorce, I find his content very healing. It’s so beautiful seeing a present father and choosing what’s best for his kids. He hosts workshops, private calls, and more!
Whether you’re considering separation, getting a divorce, or are newly divorced, we can help you survive AND build a thriving life after divorce, too. Find everything you need to know about the legal process (myDIVORCE), your kids and pets (myFAMILY), your money (myWALLET), your stuff (mySTUFF) and beyond (mySELF) right here!
