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Surviving the Breakup
How Children and Parents Cope With Divorce
by Judith S. Wallerstein ; Joan Berlin Kelly
ISBN: 0465083455
ISBN-13: 9780465083459
Format: Paperback
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Summary
Judith S. Wallerstein and Joan Berlin Kelly examine the effect of divorce on children. Includes in-depth discussions on how the adjustment of children depends more on what happens after the divorce than pre-divorce conditions; how the father-child relationship does not diminish over the years, regardless of how infrequent contact becomes; and how a child's anger and yearnings for reconciliation can last for an extremely long time.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Basic Books
Published date: 1996
Size: 5.5 x 8.25 inches
Weight: 0.6 pounds
Publisher's Notes
Based on their study of families from the time of separation through five years after the break-up, two clinicians identify and discuss the factors involved in a child's adjustment to divorce.
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Surviving the Breakup: How Children and Parents Cope With Divorce
Wallerstein, Judith S.; Kelly, Joan Berlin
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Basic Books, Inc., 1996. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ covers creased; moderate edge wear/ previous owners library imprint on front page/ several page tips creased. 6th Printing. Trade Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Harvest Moon Farm Book Cellar (United States)
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Surviving the Breakup: How Children and Parents Cope With Divorce
Wallerstein, Judith S.; Kelly, Joan Berlin
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Basic Books, 1996. Like New - crisp, clean, and unmarked.. Later Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Wendys Books (United States)
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Surviving the Breakup
Wallerstein, Judith S. & Joan B. Kelly
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Judith S. Wallerstein; Joan B. Kelly
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