Further Reading & Recommended Resources

A curated set of books and video resources related to divorce, child custody, and parenting. Third-party links (e.g., Amazon/Vimeo) open in a new tab.

Books

Grouped by intended audience. Each item links to an external retailer page (Amazon).

A personal account of custody litigation and family-court dynamics, with reflections on reforms and how adversarial processes can deepen conflict and strain parent–child relationships.

  • Dinosaurs Divorce — L.K. Brown & M. Brown — Amazon
  • The Boys and Girls Book About Divorce — Richard Gardner — Amazon
  • Mr. Peabody’s Apples — Madonna — Amazon
  • The True Story of the Three Little Pigs — Jon Scieszka — Amazon
  • When Parents Kidnap — G. Greif & R. L. Hegar — Amazon
  • The Good Divorce — Constance Ahrons, Ph.D. — Amazon
  • We’re Still Family — Constance Ahrons — Amazon
  • Ex-Etiquette for Parents — J. Blackstone-Ford & Sharyl Jupe — Amazon
  • Families Apart — Melinda Blau — Amazon
  • Father and Child Reunion — Warren Farrell — Amazon
  • Between Love and Hate — Lois Gold, M.S.W. — Amazon
  • A Family’s Heartbreak — Michael Jeffries (with Dr. Joel Davies) — Amazon
  • Growing Up With Divorce — Neil Kalter — Amazon
  • Building a Parenting Agreement That Works — Mimi Lyster — Amazon
  • Embracing Your Father — Linda Nielsen — Amazon
  • Joint Custody with a Jerk — Julia A. Ross & Judy Corcoran — Amazon
  • Parenting After Divorce — P. Stahl — Amazon
  • Stepfamilies — J. Bray & J. Kelly — Amazon
  • How To Win As a Stepfamily — E. Visher & J. Visher — Amazon
  • The Custody Revolution — Richard Warshak — Amazon
  • Divorce Poison — Richard Warshak — Amazon
  • Divorce Poison (Audiobook) — Richard Warshak — Amazon
  • The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem — Nathaniel Branden, Ph.D. — Amazon
  • The Time of Our Lives — Mortimer J. Adler — Amazon
  • How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk — Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish — Amazon
  • Between Parent and Child — Haim Ginott — Amazon
  • Between Parent and Teenager — Haim Ginott — Amazon
  • Parent Effectiveness Training — Thomas Gordon — Amazon
  • The Explosive Child — Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. — Amazon
  • The Good Son — Michael Gurian — Amazon
  • The Bipolar Child — Demitri & Janice Papolos — Amazon
  • The Misunderstood Child — Larry B. Silver — Amazon
  • No Easy Answers — Sally L. Smith — Amazon
  • Fatherneed — Kyle Pruett — Amazon
  • The Difficult Child — Stanley Turecki, M.D. — Amazon
  • Difficult Conversations — Stone, Patton, Heen, Fisher — Amazon
  • Getting Past No — William Ury — Amazon
  • Long Distance Parenting — Miriam Galper Cohen — Amazon
  • 101 Ways to Be a Long-Distance Super-Dad… or Mom, Too! — George Newman — Amazon
  • The Long Distance Grandmother — Selma Wasserman — Amazon
  • Jeopardy in the Courtroom — Stephen Ceci & Maggie Bruck — Amazon
  • Expert Witnesses in Child Abuse Cases — Ceci & Hembrook (Eds.) — Amazon
  • Children Held Hostage — Stanley S. Clawar & B.V. Rivlin — Amazon
  • Family Evaluations in Child Custody — Richard A. Gardner — Amazon
  • The International Handbook of Parental Alienation Syndrome — Gardner, Sauber, Lorandos (Eds.) — Amazon
  • The Parental Alienation Syndrome — Richard A. Gardner — Amazon
  • Caught in the Middle — Carla B. Garrity — Amazon
  • The Art and Science of Child Custody Evaluations — Gould & Martindale — Amazon
  • Impasses of Divorce — Johnston & Campbell — Amazon
  • The Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse Allegations — Kuehnle & Connell — Amazon
  • Parental Alienation: The Handbook — Lorandos, Bernet, Sauber (Eds.) — Amazon
  • Investigative Interviews of Children — Poole & Lamb — Amazon
  • Divorce Poison — Richard Warshak — Amazon
  • Confronting Mental Health Evidence — John Zervopoulos — Amazon

Videos

External resources and viewing links.

A professionally produced program designed to help children and teenagers see family problems from another perspective and avoid taking sides with one parent against the other. It aims to support empathy, understanding, and motivation to restore positive relationships.

Buy on Amazon.

A keynote address delivered to an audience of judges, attorneys, and mental health professionals exploring how children can contribute to custody decisions, alongside hazards and risks when children are placed in the middle of adult conflict.

Examines the emotional and legal aftermath of divorce, asking “What’s best for the kids?” through interviews with children, parents, and professionals. The program also considers pros and cons of joint physical custody.

Documentary presented as an illustration of children’s susceptibility to adult influence in developing hatred toward others.

Websites & External Links

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