In this book, Robert Emery uses his twenty-five years of experience as a researcher, therapist, and mediator to offer parents a new roadmap for divorce.

Dr. Emery shows how the intense emotions we experience and the way we manage them determine the divorce we take - and whether our children suffer or thrive as a result. His message is hopeful and realistic: while divorce can be objectively painful, parents can positively contribute to their children's adjustment to it.

With understanding and knowledge on the subject, Dr. Emery explains how this new perspective can help parents manage the potentially toxic emotions they have towards their divorce and more effectively face the daily challenges they face as a result.

Based on pioneering research on the emotional experience of divorce and its effects on children, as well as practical strategies and advice, this book is an important tool for all parents considering divorce or going through such a process.

The book combines the guidance of a renowned expert, the sensitivity of an active therapist, and the perspective of a divorced father, whose goal is to help parents and children reach the end of the divorce process strong, independent, and ready to face a new and creative phase of their lives.