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| Your Divorced Dad's Companion: Lemons Into Lemonade | |
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| A Chance for Growth | |
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| Getting Started | |
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| It's All About the Kids | |
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| Making the Decision to Divorce | |
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| One Last Try | |
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| Honoring the Bonds of Our Children | |
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| Taking Care of Yourself | |
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| Who Moves Out? | |
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| Leave the Lawyer Stuff for Later if You Can | |
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| Money, Money, Money, Money | |
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| Hang In There | |
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| Setting Up Housekeeping | |
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| Making a Home | |
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| Location, Location, Location | |
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| Make Room for the Kids | |
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| What's Cookin'? | |
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| Excuse Me! Do I Look Like a Taxi? | |
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| Remember You're Human | |
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| Taking Stock | |
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| Two Parents, Two Homes: How to Make Shared Custody Work | |
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| Dealing With the Changes | |
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| Some Things Don't Change | |
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| Staying Connected | |
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| Different Voices, Different Homes | |
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| Establishing Your House Rules | |
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| Getting Flexible at Work | |
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| Show Up When You Say You Will | |
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| Presence, Not Presents | |
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| A Day in the Life | |
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| A Typical Day | |
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| On Less-Than-ldeal Days | |
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| Managing the Details | |
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| Baby Sitters and After-School Care | |
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| Right Speech and Staying Focused on the Future | |
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| Settling Up: Legal and Custody Issues | |
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| The High Cost of Conflict | |
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| The Basics of the Legal Divorce | |
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| Dividing the Pie: Spousal Support and Property Division | |
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| Legal Issues When a Spouse Is in the Military | |
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| How to Choose an Attorney | |
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| Making a Paper Trail | |
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| When You Have to Fight | |
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| Assume the Impossible Is Possible | |
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| Don't Underestimate Your Stress | |
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| Opportunities for Personal Growth | |
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| Being the Parent You Want to Be | |
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| Becoming the Parent You Want to Be | |
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| Keeping Your Kids Out of the Fray | |
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| Setting Limits | |
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| Watching for Signs of Stress in Your Kids | |
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| Our Teenagers, Ourselves | |
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| Keeping the Peace and Keeping Yourself Together | |
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| Keeping the Peace With Your Ex | |
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| Keeping Yourself Together | |
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| Recognizing and Managing Stress | |
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| Ten Not-So-Hard-and-Fast Rules for Managing Stress | |
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| Recognizing and Managing Depression | |
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| Choosing Your Problems | |
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| Letting Go of Your Problems | |
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| Don't Go It Alone | |
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| Friends and Lovers | |
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| The Dating Game: Ready or Not? | |
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| Back in the Game | |
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| Dating and Your Ex | |
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| Introducing Your New Love to the Kids | |
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| You're the Boss of You | |
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| When Your Ex Starts Dating | |
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| A Second Chance: Remarriage and Blending Families | |
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| Parenting in a Blended Family | |
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| Make Space for Mourning and Change Will Happen | |
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| New Family, New Rituals | |
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| Dealing With Your Ex About Your Marriage-And Hers | |
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| Do We Really Have to Talk About This? | |
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| Nurturing Your Relationship | |
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| Nurturing Your Extended Family | |
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| Index | |