5. Use good resources.

 

All sorts of things can help you.

  • The "Parents Corner" on UpToParents.org
  • A good book like Robert Emery's The Truth about Children and Divorce or Julie Ross and Judy Corcoran’s Joint Custody with a Jerk.
  • Time spent with people who have good divorces.
  • Child-focused counseling or mediation.

    • Remember that children, not parents, are the only persons without resources. Reach out for what you need—and for what they need you to use.

    “Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential.”

    —Winston Churchill

    “Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.”

    —Ralph Waldo Emerson

    “Bitter are the tears of a child: Sweeten them. Deep are the thoughts of a child: Quiet them. Sharp is the grief of a child: Take it from him. Soft is the heart of a child: Do not harden it.”

    —Pamela Glenconner