This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. This author is willing to donate free copies of their book in exchange for reviews (if circumstances allow) and the knowledge that their book is being read and enjoyed. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. Be sure to tell the author who you are, what organization you are with, how many books you need, how they will be used, and the number of reviews, if any, you would be able to provide.
Reviewed by Daniel D Staats for Readers' Favorite
After more than ten years working with broken families, Jan Kaa Kristensen has shared ways to survive a divorce in Splitting Up Without Falling To Pieces. A family break-up can be compared to a living death. Part of the relationship is gone forever, but part lives on in having to co-parent the children. Children are very resilient, but their best chance to survive and thrive is when they have loving parents who have learned how to work together for the children's sake. This book is full of skills that any couple can use to improve their ability to co-parent. Jan is a psychologist in Denmark. People are people no matter where they live, and this truism is seen in this book because the things that work in Denmark also work in the United States. I have worked with broken families as a counselor for over 40 years, and I can heartily recommend this book and its methods.
Jan Kaa Kristensen is a certified clinical psychologist and has managed to bring the tangled web of emotions and actions involved in divorce into simple language. The book covers many technical topics without going into technical jargon. The stories that illustrate the major points are enlightening. The skills taught are essential for working together for the sake of the children. Splitting Up Without Falling To Pieces shares coping and growing skills with parents. The book also helps the new co-parents better understand the issues that other parents face. Most importantly, Jan focuses on how the children feel and how the parents can help the children work through to a successful conclusion in a new normal. Things will never be the same, but a new normal is within reach for all children. This book is designed to instill hope in all who are divorced.
