Why a whole series on divorce?

Divorce itself does not mean the end of the relationship with your spouse when you have children together. Your marital partnership may come to end but your relationship evolves into one of co parents.

One can view the death of a marriage as the birth of a entire new life as co parents. Just as the marriage itself had its own dynamics and traits so does the co parent relationship. In fact, the life span of the co parent relationship has its own developmental stages, many which can be grouped into the most common crisis's that family's of divorce experience within own their family.

Monkey in the Middle Divorce Series® compilies each of these "developmental crisis's " of divorced families into a 11 stories that are funny, edgy and innovative. Each children's story is based on the 11 Kidz Rightz® which were developed by Jontie Hays, L.C.S.W.

 Jontie has over 15 years of experience in working with children of divorced families. Over the years, common themes have emerged with families going through the transition of seperation. Many families experience several of these issues, some only a few but every specific issue that brings these families into counseling can be illustrated somewhere in the Kidz Rightz©

 Parents who have and are  going through a divorce often experience the  intense need to get as much information possible on how to help their child and themselves.

As parents go through the through divorce and post divorce  process they can often feel  innundated by  all of the  material available.  Sorting through "encyclopedia length" books can make parents feel more overwhelmed as they do  not require all the information all at once

 The few books available specifically for children are very general in nature and somewhat dated.

The Monkey in the Middle©  divorce series originated from the idea that going through a divorce is overwhelming enough for parents and children. Each book breaks down these common  issues into more managable and reader friendly ways for both parents and their kids.

Every child's story is accompanied by a parent companion to assist the parent in helping the child through these specific divorce related challenges. The parent companion also serves as a therapeutic guide to help the parent heal as well. The children's stories allow the parent to see themselves through the eyes of their child thus providing them with the opportunity to understand how their child is being affected by the parents behaviors. Each children's and parent's  story ends with Tool Time with Marley . Tool Time with Marley provides therapeutic exercises created to help children identify ways to cope and deal with Monkey in the Middle issues.