Released on: December 7, 2007, 10:34 am

Press Release Author: Rosalind Sedacca

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: How you tell the kids affects divorce outcome

says author of unique new book with customizable templates

Press Release Body: Boynton Beach, FL: Every parent facing divorce dreads that first
"divorce talk" - how to break the news to their children. Now a parent who tackled
that challenge in a unique way more than a decade ago is sharing her innovative
approach. Rosalind Sedacca's new book, How Do I Tell the Kids about the Divorce? A
Create-a-Storybook Guide to Preparing Your Children - with Love! doesn't just tell
parents what to say. It says it for them!

Parents are guided in preparing an attractive personal family storybook, in a
photo-album-type format, that children will want to read and reread. Sedacca's two
fill-in-the-blank templates (targeted for ages 5 to 10 or 10 to 15) talk about the
family's past, present and future, reminding children that change, while often
frightening, is a natural part of life. Using age-appropriate language, the text
conveys the essential messages parents need to share - and children need to hear
again and again.

These vital messages include:

1. This is not your fault

2. Mom and Dad will always love you

3. Mom and Dad will always be your Mom and Dad

4. You are, and will continue to be, safe

5. This is about change, not about blame

6. Everything is going to be okay.

The customizable guidebook also includes commentary and support from six therapists
who share valuable advice, based on their professional experience, which parents can
immediately put to use.

Divorce attorneys, therapists, mediators, educators, clergy and other professionals
throughout the U.S. and beyond have given Sedacca their enthusiastic endorsements
and are recommending her fill-in-the-blanks guidebook to their clients. Many of
these endorsements can be seen at http://howdoitellthekids.com.

"Some parents put more preparation into a party than they do in telling their
children about a pending separation or divorce," notes Sedacca, a Certified
Corporate Trainer who has facilitated interpersonal relationship workshops around
the country for the past fifteen years.

"I believe they are doing their children a great disservice. By preparing a
storybook in advance, about your family with your family's photos, parents give
their children an anchor - something to hold on to that reminds them that they are
safe and loved. The storybook approach also eliminates the awkwardness of not
knowing what to say," Sedacca adds, "while you are confidently providing the
essential messages your children need to understand and absorb."

Sedacca's son was eleven at the time of the divorce and is now a veterinary
cardiologist. He wrote a moving Introduction to the book, personally acknowledging
the effectiveness of this unique approach to such a tough conversation.

"One of the most gratifying moments in my life came when my son, as a young adult,
confided to me that he understood why his Dad I divorced," says Sedacca. "While he
was naturally very upset at the time, he told me he could now see it was the right
decision for us all. He also thanked me for maintaining a positive interactive
relationship with his Dad through the years that followed -- what I now refer to as
a Child-Centered Divorce."

Web Site: http://www.childcentereddivorce.com

Contact Details: How Do I Tell the Kids about the Divorce? A Create-a-StorybookT
Guide to Preparing Your Children -- with Love! is available online as a downloadable
ebook. It can also be purchased as a guidebook on CD directly from attorneys,
therapists and other divorce professionals. To learn more go to
http://www.howdoitellthekids.com. Sedacca's free ezine, blog, articles, resources
and other valuable information can be found at: http://www.childcentereddivorce.com.
Sedacca can be reached at: Rosalind@childcentereddivorce.com or 561 742-3537.