The Library Resources for the Child of Divorce is a program that has been designed for the child of divorce to have resources in their school. This project will allocate ten books, all different authors, dealing with divorce and blended families for appropriate grade levels in the school.  These books should be given a divorce/fiction label for teachers and students to easily recognize this new genre of resources. (Link to understanding Bibliotherapy)

 “Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those, who do not write, compose, or paint can manage to escape the madness, the melancholia, the panic fear, which is inherent in a human condition”

-Graham Green, novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and journalist from 1904-1991

           

Homework policies for a blended classroom really need to address some of the following questions:

--What kind of homework is most effective?
--How much homework is appropriate?
--At what age level is homework a useful learning tool?
--Who is responsible for monitoring homework?

When you are creating your homework policy for your classroom, if you are expecting parent involvement, a contract needs to be signed by both parents and/or any other caretakers.  It is extremely important that the child not be put in the middle of homework disputes, but that a clear plan is put in place before the homework is ever assigned.

http://wik.ed.uiuc.edu/index.php/Homework_Policies
http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/learning/studytips.shtml
http://www.teachersandfamilies.com/open/parent/

http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~afeldman/beingnewteacher
http://students.ed.uiuc.edu/pistoriu/399OL/ClassManagement.htm
http://www.parentcoachplan.com/classroom_management.php
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/
http://classroom-management-tips.suite101.com/article.cfm

“I lived half a week with one parent, the second half with the other.  Weekends were alternated.  If this sounds confusing, it was.  I had to keep track of everything with a calendar.” Phoebe, 13 yrs., main character in The Divorce Express

http://www.dadsdivorce.com
Essential information about divorce, alimony, child custody and much more for men and fathers at any stage of divorce.

http://www.tnpc.com/
The National Parenting Center 

http://www.naturalchild.org/
Welcome to The Natural Child Project! Our vision is a world in which all children are treated with dignity, respect, understanding, and compassion. In such a world, every child can grow into adulthood with a generous capacity for love and trust. Our society has no more urgent task. 

http://www.uptoparents.org/
A free, confidential, and interactive website
for divorcing and divorced parents focused on protecting children from some of the negative effects of divorce.

http://www.divorcehelp.com
Legal referrals

http://www.gooddivorcebooks.com
Book referrals

http://www.womansdivorce.com
Advice and help

http://www.divorcehq.com
Professional listings and information

http://www.mommymentors.com
Women helping women

http://www.18884mydivorce.com
The Divorce Center

http://www.ourfamilywizard.com/ofw/index.cfm
Co-parenting without the confusion
Co-parenting and child custody can be easy, create parenting time schedules/plans in minutes, share activities, trade days, track child support, send messages, make journal entries and keep accurate records in one convenient place!

http://www.fcsok.org
Family & Children Services is the provider of the seminar “Helping Children Cope with Divorce”. They also have many other wonderful programs designed to assist divorcing families.

http://www.childcentereddivorce.com
Rosalind Sedacca

http://www.divorcemag.com
Divorce Magazine

http://www.divorcesupport.com
Professional help

http://www.tesslercollarboration.com
Collaborative divorce

http://www.catalogs.com/resource/kids-career-catalog...
Child Development/Links to related information

http://www.SelfGrowth.com
A complete guide to information about Self Improvement, Personal Growth and Self Help designed to be an organized directory, with articles and references to thousands of other websites on the net.

http://www.mamastimeout.com
MamasTimeOut© is a new support site and social network for moms of All ages and All stages! We feature a weekly mom support call in show on various motherhood/parenting topics, including interviews with special guests!