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In the name of the child : a developmental approach to understanding and helping children of conflicted and violent divorce / Janet R. Johnston, Vivienne Roseby.

by Johnston, Janet R.

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New York : Free Press, c1997.

Children of divorced parents -- Mental health.

xiv, 337 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Pt. I. The problem and the challenge. The family crucible of high-conflict divorce and entrenched custody disputes -- Domestic violence and parent-child relationships in families disputing custody -- The prism and the prison of the child: how children defend and cope -- pt. II. The development of children in high-conflict families. Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers: problems in separation-individuation -- The preschool years: separation, gender, and sexualized anxiety -- School-age children: the struggle to feel lovable, good, and competent -- Early adolescent issues: toward resolution or stalemate -- Parental alignments and alienation among children of high-conflict divorce -- pt. III. Interventions on behalf of children of high-conflict divorce. Building multidisciplinary partnerships with the court: a spectrum of dispute resolution services -- Clinical work with parents and children of families in entrenched custody disputes -- Group treatment of children in conflicted and violent families -- Appendix: Guidelines for initial assessment of high-conflict divorcing families.

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