Only lists What to do BUT NOT HOW to do it

Let me sum up this entire book: “use common sense.”

The examples are horrible; the whole book is just a list of hundreds of common sense instructions. It tells you, “don’t speak disrespectfully about the other parent.” Ok I guess it’s not wrong. But it is far from helpful. One particularly bad example is what not to do: A 7 year old girl steals money from her father’s wallet, and the father asks why, and she says that her mother doesn’t have enough money for food. The father responds, “she’s a liar. Don’t listen to her.” The “advice” from the author is to not put the child in the middle of a parental conflict. Umm yes, technically true, but sooooo far from helpful. At the end of the book they have scripts on how to tell your kids you’re getting divorced. The author says repeatedly to “be specific but do not provide details.” That’s oxymoronic.

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Audio is terrible. Content is fabulous

I would read the book rather than listening to the audio. Sounds like a computer reading.

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Excellent, short book

I read this to help a friend talk to her children about divorce, and I gave it to her to help her as well. So many great points in an easy, under 4 hour audio book. And as the child of a divorce, so many things I wish my parents had known and done. Read it for your kids.

Best I've Heard So Far!

This audiobook is really good, all the way through. It's engaging, easy to follow, straight to the point, and contains no fluff to make it unnecessarily long. I'm sure I'll listen to it again later!

Phenomenal. Just phenomenal.

Answered SO many of the questions that I had. Set us up very well for the very difficult conversation with the children to let them know of the news. Also helped with scripts for many of the potential questions and situations I feared.