GUIDES & RESOURCES
What You Need to Know
We bring together short practical guides, and a carefully curated selection of books on co-parenting, communication, and family wellbeing; chosen for parents navigating separation..
SOS Guides
SOS guides offer practical, easy-to-follow information to help individuals and families navigate separation and related challenges. These trusted resources provide valuable advice and tools to support informed decision-making and positive steps forward during difficult times.
This is a a practical and accessible co-parenting guide written by a charity based in England, Resolution, that aims to give parents access to information and support to help them on their parenting journey through separation, divorce and beyond.
The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (“Cafcass”) is England that considers the children’s best interests in English family court proceedings. The Cafcass guide to a Parenting Plan is a helpful starting point to explore the arrangements for children, by helping parents put the child first.
Starting a mediation conversation with your (ex) partner can feel overwhelming. This guide offers practical, compassionate tips to help you communicate openly, reduce defensiveness, and focus on building a respectful path forward—for yourselves, your children, and the future you’re creating apart yet together.
The Family Reframed Reading List
Books to Navigate Separation
Books Your Children Will Wish You Had Read
Adult Books
Challenges the myth of the “broken” family, offering research-based guidance on
how divorcing couples can preserve healthy family relationships and support their children through respectful, cooperative separation.
The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (“Cafcass”) is England that considers the children’s best interests in English family court proceedings. The Cafcass guide to a Parenting Plan is a helpful starting point to explore the arrangements for children, by helping parents put the child first.
Practical strategies for navigating high-stakes, emotionally charged discussions with clarity, empathy, and confidence—whether at home or in professional settings.
Principled negotiation—a collaborative, interest-based approach that helps parties reach fair and lasting agreements without unnecessary conflict or compromise.
A child-focused approach to co-parenting after separation, guiding parents in creating flexible, long-term parenting plans that prioritise stability, empathy, and emotional security.
Practical tools and guidance for separated parents to raise emotionally healthy, resilient children—offering clear strategies for communication, boundaries, and parenting across two homes.
Younger Children
A child-focused approach to co-parenting after separation, guiding parents in creating flexible, long-term parenting plans that prioritise stability, empathy, and emotional security.
A guide for changing families
Teenagers
Guide To Help Teenagers with their Parents' Separation or Divorce
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