The Divorced Catholic's Guide to Parenting

by Lynn Cassella-Kapusinski

Overview

Separation and divorce are heartbreaking realities for families. Many Catholic parents who are divorced feel ill equipped to help their children cope and seek healing. How can they help their children heal and foster their faith when they are barely keeping it together themselves? In The Divorced Catholic's Guide to Parenting, Catholic author, speaker, and licensed clinical professional and pastoral counselor Lynn Cassella-Kapusinski, herself a child of divorce, takes parents step by step through these challenges. Drawing on her own story and professional experience, she helps Catholic parents walk with their children through the heartbreak of divorce into the healing, peace, and even joy that is possible for them. Throughout this book, Lynn's thoughtful advice reveals how the Catholic Faith and its teachings are the key to loving your children through divorce and preparing them to live full, joyful lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781681923802
Publisher:	Our Sunday Visitor, Publishing Division
Publication date:	05/04/2020
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Lynn Cassella-Kapusinski, LCPC, NCC, is a licensed clinical professional counselor, pastoral counselor, and a leading figure in Catholic pastoral care of children from divorced or separated families. Her work has been recognized by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the Pontifical John Paul ? Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family, the Knights of Columbus, and various dioceses. She has appeared on EWTN and Relevant Radio and speaks at conferences around the country.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

Chapter 1 Helping Your Child Adjust to a New Sense of Family 15

Chapter 2 Understanding Your Child's Grief Journey and How to Respond to it 29

Chapter 3 Explaining the Divorce or Separation to Your Child and Why It Matters 49

Chapter 4 Understanding Divorce Problems That May Arise and Your Child's Reaction to Them 63

Chapter 5 Your Role in the Solution and How to Take Constructive Action 77

Chapter 6 How Being Put in the Middle Harms Children Psychologically and How to Avoid It 89

Chapter 7 The Effect Your Anger Has on Your Child and What to Do about It 103

Chapter 8 Helping Your Child Bring God into the Solution 117

Chapter 9 When Your Child Does Not Want to Forgive 129

Chapter 10 Helping Your Child When the Other Parent Is Absent 139

Chapter 11 When Your Child Is Not Ready for You to Date or Remarry 147

Chapter 12 Using the Divorce as a Teaching Opportunity Regarding the Sacrament of Marriage 157

Chapter 13 Making Amends and Reestablishing Contact After an Absence 167

Chapter 14 Enlisting the Help of Outside Resources 173

Epilogue Finding Meaning 187

Acknowledgments 191

Suggested Resources 193

Bibliography 197