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Parenting children who are hurt, angry, rejecting, and distant (HARD) can be difficult and heartbreaking. But there are ways to reach children with lasting results and better relationships. This book provides parents with the guidance and support they are looking for, teaching effective and empathic communication through a variety of methods.

Divorce is never easy. But for kids who have parents in conflict with one another, or where one parent is so hostile that he or she is actively trying to undermine the kids' relationship with the other parent, divorce can be unbearable. This workbook is designed especially for kids, and includes helpful tips and exercises to help them deal with the negative impact of custody disputes, understand and identify their feelings, learn to cope with stress and other complex emotions, and feel secure. Written by two leading experts in child psychology, this easy-to-use workbook includes a number of helpful suggestions to guide children though a number of possible scenarios, such as what to do if one parent says mean and untrue things about the other parent; what to do if a parent asks them to keep secrets from another parent; or what to do if one parent attempts to replace the other parent with a new spouse. If you have or know a child that is dealing with a difficult divorce, this workbook will give them the tools needed to move past loyalty conflicts and the difficult emotions that can arise when parents don't get along

A total of 157 college students completed an anonymous and confidential survey regarding their childhood exposure to parental loyalty conflict behaviors and to psychological maltreatment. Results revealed high levels of exposure to parental loyalty conflict behaviors. Elevated levels were found in those whose parents were divorced/separated and those who reported that–-regardless of marital status–-their parents' relationship was very bad. Rates of 19 specific loyalty conflict behaviors were higher in those who reported that one parent tried to turn them against the other parent. Overall rates were associated with exposure to psychological maltreatment. Implications for social service providers are explored.

The curricula of 10 evidence-based, universal, group parent-training programs were examined to determine whether the topic of corporal punishment (CP) is explicitly discussed, whether the program explicitly discourages its use, what reason(s) are offered for refraining from its use, and what alternatives are offered. There was strong agreement among the program curricula that CP is both harmful to the child and an ineffective discipline strategy. Between two and five alternative discipline strategies were offered to parents. The variation among the programs with respect to both arguments against and alternatives to the use of CP makes it difficult to ascertain one critical feature or combination of features of the parenting programs for effectively reducing parent use of CP. Directions for future research and practice are offered.

After a messy divorce, it's all too common for one parent to try and undermine the relationship between their children and their ex. In Co-parenting with a Toxic Ex, readers are offered a positive parenting approach to coping with a hostile ex-spouse. Inside, mothers and fathers who are dealing with a toxic ex will learn how to avoid parental alienation, as well as techniques for talking to their children in a way that fosters open and honest response. Divorce can be painful, but with the right tools parents can protect their kids and build stronger, more trusting relationships

1. Introduction / Amy J.L. Baker -- 2. Clinical reasoning and decision-making in cases of child alignment : diagnostic and therapeutic issues / Steven G. Miller -- 3. Custody evaluations in alienation cases / S. Richard Sauber and Abe Worenklein -- 4. The essential role of the mental health consultant in parental alienation cases / J. Michael Bone and S. Richard Sauber -- 5. Educating divorcing parents : taking them beyond the high road / Amy J.L. Baker and Paul R. Fine -- 6. Psychotherapy with targeted parents / William Goldberg and Lorna Goldberg -- 7. Supporting targeted parents : the international support network for alienated families / Karen Lebow -- 8. Psycho-educational work with children in loyalty conflict : the "I don't want to choose" program / Amy J.L. Baker and Katherine Andre -- 9. Providing effective, systemically informed, child-centered psychotherapies for children of divorce : walking on thin ice / Benjamin D. Garber -- 10. Reunification and the one-way mirror / Jack Weitzman -- 11. The application of structural family therapy to the treatment of Parental Alienation Syndrome / Linda J. Gottlieb -- 12. Family reunification in a forensic setting / Jane Albertson-Kelly and Barbara Burkhard -- Working with adult children of parental alienation / Joe Rabiega and Amy J.L. Baker.

In this "guided" anthology, experts lead students through the major genres and eras of Chinese poetry from antiquity to the modern time. The volume is divided into 6 chronological sections and features more than 140 examples of the best shi, sao, fu, ci, and qu poems. A comprehensive introduction and extensive thematic table of contents highlight the thematic, formal, and prosodic features of Chinese poetry, and each chapter is written by a scholar who specializes in a particular period or genre. Poems are presented in Chinese and English and are accompanied by a tone-marked romanized version, an explanation of Chinese linguistic and poetic conventions, and recommended reading strategies. Sound recordings of the poems are available online free of charge. These unique features facilitate an intense engagement with Chinese poetical texts and help the reader derive aesthetic pleasure and insight from these works as one could from the original