Now What Do I Do? A Guide to Help Teenagers with Their Parents' Separation or Divorce has received second place in the Family Life category of the 2007 Catholic Press Association Book awards. It is written as a workbook to help middle schoolers and high schoolers vent some of their anger, fear and frustration over their parents’ breakup, whether it is recent or years in the past. Some of the activities are fun while others are more serious; some are designed to be done alone, others can be done with friends. The point of this book is to help middle schoolers and high schoolers realize they are not alone as they go through this tough time.
The chapters include:
Feeling Bummed Out: How Do You Deal with It?
Blame: Whose Fault Is It Anyway?
Self Esteem: Am I Any Good?
Parents: If I Ignore the Problems, Will They Go Away?
Parents: What Am I Going to Do with Them?
Family: Will I Ever Have One Again?
War Zone: How Do I Get Out?
Anger: How Do I Get Past It?
God: Where Are You When I Need You?
Forgiveness: What If I Don’t Want To?
While aimed directly at middle schoolers and high schoolers, Now What Do I Do? is also a helpful guide for parents, counselors,
and youth ministers who want to help young people work through their emotions. This book can
be used with group programs, retreats, health or religious education classes,
counseling sessions, as well as with individual adolescents.
A facilitator's guide for Now What Do I Do? is also available. It includes practical instruction on running a group, nearly 40 activity ideas, and a disk of ready-to-use handout and marketing information. For purchasing information, please email us at FJourneys@aol.com.
To order Now What Do I Do?, contact ACTA Publications at (800) 397-2282 or visit: http://www.actapublications.com/detail.html?&id=087946304X
Making Your Way After Your Parents Divorce
Foreword by Father Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C.
Written by a "child of divorce" for "children of divorce," Making Your Way After Your Parents' Divorce takes an honest look
at the effects that parental divorce can have in the life of an older teenager or young adult and the ways that they can move toward
healing and forgiveness. Although aimed at older teenagers and young adults, this book is a valuable resource for counselors, ministers,
religious educators, social workers, and divorced parents themselves. Ideal for both individual and group use.
To order, contact Liguori Publications at (800) 325-9521 or visit http://www.liguori.org.
When Parents Divorce
Parental divorce tragically traumatizes children. Although attention is focused on younger children of divorce, teens and young adults often
face more serious challenges than their younger counterparts. This is due to the fact they have a greater understanding of what has
gone on in their family and are more fully aware that things will never be the same. This booklet, now in its second printing, offers suggestions for validating grief,
sharing feelings, maintaining perspective, and rebuilding relationships.
To order, contact Liguori Publications at (800) 325-9521 or visit http://www.liguori.org.
