No-Drama Separation

No-Drama Separation

How to guide children safely through changing family situations

Does every break-up have to hurt the children? Not at all! The latest research findings and long-term studies prove that how children cope with a separation has a lot to do with how peacefully we as parents resolve our conflicts and whether we are there for our children.
Step by step, Nicola Schmidt, the leading authority on paleo parenting, explains how parents and other caregivers can guide children through this time in a needs-oriented and mindful way. It starts with the question of how we explain a separation to children, through the right division of responsibilities, to protecting children from violence in high-conflict separations. With her no-drama separation method, Nicola Schmidt shows how parents can avoid being overwhelmed and continue to be there for their children, even when things get stressful.
This includes the secrets of proper couple communication, concrete negotiation techniques, the question of money, but also checklists, e.g., to help find the right legal representation in case of conflict. From self-care to proper preparation dealing with courts and social services, this book is chock-full of practical tips. And it helps parents and children cope with separation in a way that allows them to grow as a family.

• The best-selling author’s paleo approach to urgent parenting problems
• Offers help even in the face of discord
• Shows how parents and society can protect children

»Does separation equal trauma for children? It doesn’t have to. My no-drama separation- method helps to understand reactions and feelings when we break up. In this way, we as parents can avoid being overwhelmed and continue to be there for our children and meet their needs. Separation thus becomes a crisis that we can manage. And research shows: it can make our children stronger than ever.« – Nicola Schmidt