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(860) 688-1240

Yardley Associates

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  • PEP CLASSES
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Resources

Articles

Top Ten Tips For Keeping Children Out of the Middle

Pandemic Parenting and Other Parenting Resources

Videos

https://youtu.be/Qg-HXbta1uY                                      CT Judicial Branch Family Services 

                                                                                                                     Informational Video

https://youtu.be/c19Oh9tpmPI                                      CT Judicial Branch Family Services

                                                                  What Parties Should Expect and How To Prepare

https://youtu.be/lCg35S_ASgw                                       CT Judicial Branch Family Services

                                                              Helping Children Adjust and Staying Out of Conflict

www.pandemic-parent.org                           Pandemic Parenting & Parenting Resources

Websites

https://jud.ct.gov/forms/grouped/family/divorce.htm           CT Judicial Branch Divorce 

www.jud.ct.gov/csc/loc.htm                                                Court Service Center Locations

www.ctlawhelp.org                                                         Connecticut Network for Legal Aid

https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/              Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services


                                                                                         Mental Health Urgent Crisis Centers

                                                                             Walk-In 7am to 11pm 18 years old & under

The Village for Families and Children in Hartford

Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven

The Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut in New London

Wellmore Behavioral Health in Waterbury.


www.211CT.org       INFOLINE: Referral info and in-home mental health crisis services

988LifeLine.org                                                                                   Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

https://www.thehotline.org/                                       National Domestic Violence Hotline

https://www.techsafety.org/resources-survivors                 Technology Safety & Privacy

www.ctcadv.org                                     Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence 

                                                                                 
www.collaborative-divorce.com                Connecticut Collaborative Divorce Lawyers *
www.ctmediators.org                                   Connecticut Council for Divorce Mediation *
www.ctmediationcenter.com                                            Connecticut Mediation Center *

                                                  * Collaborative Divorce & Mediation not recommended if              

                                                    domestic violence & coercive control concerns in family.


www.pandemic-parent.org                           Pandemic Parenting & Parenting Resources

www.afccnet.org                                              Association of Family & Conciliation Courts 
www.appclose.com                       Free Co-parenting Online Communication & Planning         

       

https://www.sesamestreet.org/toolkits            Sesame Street Divorce Toolkit and Video

https://peaceathomeparenting.com/                                          Peace at Home Parenting

https://www.afccnet.org/Resource-Center/Resources-for-Families        Parenting Plans 

                                                                                                                   and Other Resources


Phone Numbers

203-283-8260          Ansonia-Milford Court Service Center

203-207-8766          Danbury Court Service Center

203-579-7214          Fairfield Court Service Center

860-706-5064          Hartford Court Service Center 

860-626-2529          Litchfield Court Service Center

203-238-6499          Meriden Court Service Center 

860-343-6499          Middlesex Court Service Center

860-515-5151          New Britain Court Service Center 

203-503-6819          New Haven Court Service Center

860-823-0857          Norwich Court Service Center 

203-965-5328          Stamford Court Service Center 

860-896-4945          Tolland Court Service Center 

203-591-3308          Waterbury Court Service Center 

860-928-7749          Windham Court Service Center 

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860-232-9993          Children's Law Center of Connecticut  

888-774-2900          Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence Hotline  

800-799-SAFE          National Domestic Violence Hotline  (Text START to 88788 or TTY 800-787-3224)  


211 or 211CT.org    Infoline

                                   Infoline is a system of help via the telephone or internet about community                 

                                   services, referrals to human services, and crisis intervention. It is toll-free from 

                                   anywhere in CT by simply dialing 2-1-1. It operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a 

                                   year. Multilingual caseworkers and TDD access is available.


988  Call or Text      Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Books for Children


American Girl (2009). A Smart Girl's Guide to Her Parents' Divorce: How to Land on Your Feet When the World Turns Upside Down. China: American Girl Publishing. (For girls ages 8-13).  


Bloom, Judy (2014). It's Not the End of the World. Atheneum Books Young Readers. (Ages 8-13)


Brown, Laurie and Brown, Marc (2009). Dinosaur's Divorce. New York: Little Brown and Company.


Brace, Rachel (2019). Max's Divorce Earthquake. Little Steps Publishing.


Bullard, Lisa (2015) My Family, Your Family. Lerner Publishing Group.


Burris, Tamar (2020). A New Special Friend. Tamar Burris Copyright.


Karst, Patrice (2000). The Invisible String. California: DeVorss Publications.


Lang, Suzanne (2015). Families, Families, Families! Random House Children's Books.


Lansky, Vicki (1998). It's Not Your Fault, Koko Bear. Minnesota: Book Peddlers.  


Oriard, Kelly and Christensen, Callie (2021) Fox's Big Family Change: A Lesson in Change. Slumberkins, Inc. (slumberkins.com)


Roberts, Jillian (2017). Why Do Families Change? Our First Talk About Separation and Divorce. Canada: Orca Book Publishers.


Schmitz, Tamara (2008) Standing on My Own Two Feet: A Child's Affirmation of Love in the Midst of Divorce. New York: Penguin Young Readers Group.


Spelman, Cornelia Maude (1998). Mama and Daddy Bear's Divorce. Illinois: Albert Whitman & Company.  


Thomas, Pat (1999). My Family's Changing. New York: Barrons.


Walsh, Melanie (2012). Living with Mom and Living with Dad. China: Candlewick Press.


Videos for Preschoolers and Early Elementary Children


Parental Divorce


Sesame Street: Little Children, Big Challenges - What is Divorce?


Sesame Street: Little Children, Big Challenges - Feelings and Routines

Sesame Street: Little Children, Big Challenges - Big Feelings Song

Sesame Street: Little Children, Big Challenges - Bird Family Song

Sesame Street: Little Children, Big Challenges - It's Not Your Fault


Sesame Street in Communities: Divorce - Expressing Feelings & Being Loved

Sesame Street: Little Children, Big Challenges - Abby's Story

Sesame Street in Communities: Divorce - Abby is Stronger

Sesame Street: Little Children, Big Challenges - Chase's Story

Sesame Street, Little Children, Big Challenges - Victoria's Story, Dad Lives Long Distance

Sesame Street, Little Children, Big Challenges - Two Hug Day Digital Book

Parental Addiction


Sesame Street in Communities: Parental Addiction - Meet Salia

Sesame Street in Communities: Parental Addiction, Lending a Hand

Sesame Street in Communities: Play, Talk, Imagine Digital Book

Parental Incarceration


Sesame Street in Communities: What is Incarceration?


Sesame Street in Communities: Visiting a Parent in Prison


Sesame Street in Communities: In My Family Digital Book


Additional Resources


Sesame Street in Communities: Topics including Parental Divorce, Addiction, Incarceration


Visual Schedules and Kids' Calendars


Mighty and Bright


Mighty and Bright Visual Schedules



Books for Parents

   

Ahrons, C. (2004). We're Still Family: What Grown Children Have to Say About Their Parents' Divorce. New York: Harper Collins Publishing.
 

Everett, C.A. (Ed.). Minority and Ethnic Issues in the Divorce Process. New York: Haworth Press.
 

Garrity, C., Johnston, J.R., Baris, M.A., & Bruenig, K. (1997). Through the Eyes of the Children: Healing Stories for Children of Divorce. New York: Simon & Schuster. 

 

Family Center of the Conciliation Court. (2001). Children and Divorce, Second Edition. Tuscon, Arizona: The Family Center of the Conciliation Court.
 

Garber, Benjamin (2008). Keeping Children Out of the Middle: Child Centered Parenting in the Midst of Conflict, Separation and Divorce. Deerfield Beach, Florida: Health Communications.
 

Garber, Benjamin (2016). Holding Tight and Letting Go: Raising Healthy Kids in Anxious Times. Scottsdale, Arizona: Unhooked Books, LLC.


Hone, Lucy (2017) Resilient Grieving: Finding Strength and Embracing Life After a Loss that Changes Everything. New York: The Experiment Publishing.

 

Johnston, J.R., & Roseby, V. (1997). In the Name of the Child: A Developmental Approach to Understanding and Helping Children of Conflicted and Violent Divorce. New York: Free Press. 

 

Johnston, J.R., & Campbell, L.E. (1999). Impasses of Divorce. New York: Fireside. 

 

Mercer D., & Pruett, M.K. (2001). Your Divorce Advisor: A Lawyer and a Psychologist Guide You Through the Legal and Emotional Landscape of Divorce. New York: Fireside. 

 

Viorst, Judith (1998). Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies and Impossible Expectations that All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow. New York: Free Press. 

 

Wolf, A. E. (1998). Why Did You Have to Get a Divorce? And When Can I Get a Hamster? New York: Noon Day Press. 

 

Wolf, A. E. (2002). Get Out of My Life But First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall? A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager. New York: Noon Day Press. 

 

Wolf, A. E. (2000). The Secret of Parenting. New York: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux. 


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