Resources for Families Going Through Divorce

At FESC, we want to provide you with information to help you help your children cope with the stress of divorce. One way to do that is to help you cope with the stress of reorganizing your family as you and your now ex-spouse go through a divorce. This means we want to help you be better prepared to be calm (or at least look like it) in the moments of chaos that are bound to come along.

Here are some handouts that we talk about in class.

To Find local MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, Click here:  Professional Resource List

 

Information and Resources for parents and children

 

Note: The list of resources is constantly updated and is designed to correspond to the age of your children or situation, but there is a lot of overlap, and you will find lessons embedded in all the information.

YOUNGER CHILDREN

MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS

TEENAGERS

SPANISH LANGUAGE BOOKS TO SHARE WITH KIDS

Parents with TRANSGENDER children,

  • Michelle Minette’s wonderful resource page.  Michelle’s resources are much broader than just gender and sexually diverse (GSD) kids and adults, there are also specific resources there. Michelle was a long-time Parenting Instructor and helped build our c0-parenting curriculum.
  • Free Mom Hugs: An organization of parents working to empower the world to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community through visibility, education, and conversation.
  • Proud Parenting: A website with the latest news and information impacting LGBTQ+ lives and the lives of their families.  
  • Translife provides resources for families and youth, including a vocabulary list with additional links to more information. In English and Spanish:

BOOKS for ADULTS

 

REMARRIAGE AND STEPFAMILIES

 

APPS

The following Apps provide opportunities for divorced parents to share information documents and schedule events with each other and their children.

Truece: Basic Service is Free. www.truece.com , Google Play, and Apple Store. The app for today’s co-parent for coordinating schedules and records between parents and professionals.

TalkingParents.www.Talkingparents.com Provides an unalterable record of past conversations, helping to avoid child-custody disputes and minimize tensions. Shared calendar to coordinate events

CoParenter. fee required – Collaborate, cooperate and make better parenting decisions for your children. Organize & Connect, Plan & Agree, Mediation & Coaching, Records & Evidence.

Cozi. Free. Apple Store and Google Play Store. PC/Mac, Apple, or Android. Organizer for Families: coordinate & communicate everyone’s schedules and activities, manage to-do lists, and keep the family on the same page. Anyone in the family can access the shared information so that it can be used with adults and children.

Partnership. The first month is Free, but after, it is fee-based. Has everything you need to commit to organized co-parenting.

2Houses. Fee-based Pricing is per Family, not per Parent. Apple and Google

 

WEBSITES

BUTLER County Child Support Enforcement Agency.

http://csea.bcohio.us/

 

note: every county is a little different, so you can find your specific county’s website to be sure.

 

The Butler County Child Support Enforcement Agency is dedicated to serving the public to assure a higher quality of life and a better future for our children. The CSEA helps families by establishing paternity, collecting child support, enforcing support and medical orders, and modifying support orders.

 

The child support program ensures parents support their children, encourages family responsibility, and reduces the cost of welfare to taxpayers.

 

The Center for Nonviolent Communication

The Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC) is a global organization that supports the learning and sharing of Nonviolent Communication (NVC), and helps people peacefully and effectively resolve conflicts in personal, organizational, and political settings.

 

Children’s Success Foundation: The Nurtured Heart Approach

The Nurtured Heart Approach® is a relationship-focused methodology founded strategically in The 3 Stands™ for helping children (and adults) build their Inner Wealth™ and use their intensity in successful ways. It has become a powerful way of awakening the inherent greatness in all children while facilitating parenting and classroom success.

 

CoParenter.

coParenter is a mission-driven social venture that promotes the well-being of children. We do this by providing education, tools, and technology to help parents communicate, optimize their coParenting skills, and make better, more informed, child-centric decisions for their kids.

 

Mindful

https://www.mindful.org/about-mindful/

Mindful is a mission-driven non-profit. We’re dedicated to inspiring, guiding, and connecting anyone who wants to explore mindfulness—to enjoy better health, more caring relationships, and compassionate society.

 

Videos

 

Seated Progressive muscle relaxation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cBVjHWuXnE