Divorce Is Not the End of the World Zoe's and

Zoe and Evan Stern know firsthand how it feels when your parents divorce. When their parents split they knew their lives would change but they didn't know how. A few years later, when they were 15 and 13 years old, they decided to share their experience in this positive and practical guide for kids. With some help from their mom, Zoe and Evan write about topics like guilt, anger, fear, adjusting to different rules in different houses, dealing with special occasions like birthdays, adapting to stepparents and blended families, and much more. Including updates from grown-up Zoe and Evan 10 years later, this honest guide will reassure children of divorce that, though it may seem it sometimes, it's not the end of the world. Advice for kids-by kids-about divorce. More than 28,000 copies sold. Revised edition includes "looking back" updates from Zoe and Evan.

Ellen Sue Stern is the founder of Expecting Change Workshops, President of Stern Literary Enterprises, a Celebrity Ambassador for the National MS Society, and the author of twenty books. Her writing has been featured in Self, Women's Day, Marie Claire, Sports Illustrated, WebMd, Match.com, and CNN.com.

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Zoe's Introduction	p. 1
Evan's Introduction	p. 2
Ellen Sue's Introduction	p. 3
Why did This Have to Happen? When your parents get divorced	p. 5
Maybe They'll Get Back Together: If you have hopes, schemes, and secret fantasies	p. 10
Stop Trying to Make me Feel Better: If your parents tell you everything will be okay or keep trying to make it up to you	p. 15
Where's My Stuff? When you live in two different places	p. 20
It's not your Fault: If you feel guilty or responsible	p. 25
Nobody Asked my Opinion: If you're mad, sad, or scared	p. 29
Quit Putting me in the Middle: If you feel like you're being pulled between your parents	p. 34
Who's in Charge? When there are different households, different rules	p. 38
You Never have Enough Time for me Anymore: If you don't get to spend enough time with one of your parents	p. 43
Telling your Friends: When and how to break the news that your parents are getting divorced	p. 48
I Wish we were a Normal Family: If you ever feel weird or embarrassed about being from a divorced family	p. 52
I Don't Want to Meet your Boyfriend/Girlfriend: If your parents start to date	p. 57
Let's Have my Birthday Party at the Mall: When you're dealing with birthdays, holidays, and other special occasions	p. 62
Where I'd Rather Live: If you wish you could change your living situation	p. 67
You're not My Father/Mother: When you have to learn to live with stepparents	p. 72
Why are you Making me go to that Stupid Support Group? If you wonder what sort of support kids really need	p. 77
I Don't Want Another Sister: If you have to deal with blended families	p. 82
Is There any Such Thing as a Happy Marriage? If you wonder if love ever lasts	p. 87
If you Blame one of your Parents for the Divorce: When you can't stop being angry at either your mom or your dad	p. 92
Rewards, or the Good Things Nobody Tells you About Divorce: Why divorce really isn't the end of the world	p. 96
Web Resources for Kids and Parents	p. 101
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