Now What Do I Do?: A Guide to Help Teenagers with Their Parents' Separation or Divorce - Couverture souple

Cassella-Kapusinski, Lynn

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 087946304X ISBN 13 : 9780879463045

Editeur : ACTA Publications, 2006

Synopsis

When a marriage ends, it is hard enough for the two people directly involved. When there are children in the family, however, the destructive effects of a divorce or separation are magnified. In Now What Am I Supposed to Do? author Lynn Cassella-Kapusinski offers a workbook for teens to help them flush out their feelings and fears over their parents? divorce or separation. The author's own parents divorced when she was eleven, and she writes with a style that teens can easily relate to without feeling talked down to. The exercises in Now What Am I Supposed to Do? can be done alone or with friends. While this book is aimed at teens, it is also a helpful guide for parents and youth ministers who want to help teens work through their emotions.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

This book is a unique weaving of spirituality, psychological insight, and the author s personal triumph as a child of divorced parents. I cannot think of another resource for adolescents on this important topic that is so well done. --The Most Reverend Edwin F. O Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore

As a teenager, Lynn Cassella-Kapusinski lived through the divorce of her parents which was a painful and heartbreaking experience. However, out of that difficult time in her life, she has grown in wisdom and grace to write a heartfelt and practical guide for teens to assist them in their journey toward healing when they experience the tragedy of divorce and the breaking apart of a family. This interactive tool will assist them in their search for peace, forgiveness and healing in the presence of a loving God who is with them in their trials. --The Most Reverend Donald W. Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington

In this wonderful book, Cassella-Kapusinski provides insightful ways by which adolescents can take charge of the issues surrounding their parents separation or divorce. By tackling such critical concerns as anger, forgiveness, guilt and self-esteem enveloped in exercises and stories, her book will soothe and stretch the teenager s wounded soul. Aimed at individuals as well as groups, the book promises to provide healing and hope for many. --Reverend Kevin Gillespie, S.J., Ph.D., Chair of Pastoral Counseling, Loyola College in Maryland

Présentation de l'éditeur

If your parents are separated or divorced, then you re already an expert in the feelings and emotions that can develop from such a disaster. What you may not be an expert in, however, is how best to channel and learn from those feelings. Author Lynn Cassella- Kapusinski endured her own parents divorce when she was eleven, and she has written this book to share her own experiences to make your journey easier. Now What Do I Do? is written as a workbook to help you vent some of your anger, fear and frustration over your parents breakup. 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 you realize that you are not alone as you 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?

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: ACTA Publications
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 087946304X
• ISBN 13: 9780879463045
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 174
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible