Mommy Or Daddy: Whose Side I'm I On?

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Solutions for protecting kids from parental disputes -- no matter how big or smallIt's no secret how devastating conflict between parents is to children. Even as parents attempt to shield their kids from squabbles, heated arguments, and all-out screaming matches, it is often difficult for them to control unconsciously vying for their children to choose a side. Tragically, as tension mounts, parents can be blind to the emotional and psychological effects this has on the most innocent bystanders.In Mommy or Daddy: Whose Side Am I On?, Dr. Joel Block and Dr. Susan Bartell combine their years of training and compassion to cast light on the motivations of the embattled parent, and the ripple effect of their actions and words. Readers not only learn to minimize their children's worry, confusion, and pain, but find more constructive ways to resolve marital conflicts.The book sheds light on resolving parental behavior such as: -- Positioning their children as 'mediators' in a dispute-- Compelling a child to become a 'hurtful messenger' to a spouse-- Seeking out fulfillment and support from children that should come from the spouse-- Focusing more on the child's 'acting out' than addressing the parental conflict that caused it