Parents: Forget The Divorce Talk. Prepare Your Children With The Divorce Storybook!

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 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.

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 have given Sedacca their enthusiastic endorsement and are recommending her guidebook to their clients. Many can be seen at http://www.howdoitellthekids.com.

"Some parents put more preparation into a party than they do in telling their children about a pending divorce," notes Sedacca, a Certified Corporate Trainer who has facilitated relationship workshops 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 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 essential messages your children need to understand."

Sedacca's son, eleven at the time of the divorce, is now a veterinarian. His moving Introduction to the book, personally acknowledges the effectiveness of this unique approach to a tough conversation.

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

How Do I Tell the Kids about the Divorce? A Create-a-Storybook(TM) Guide to Preparing Your Children -- with Love! is available online as a downloadable ebook. It can also be purchased in CD format from attorneys, therapists and other professionals. To learn more visit http://www.howdoitellthekids.com. Sedacca's free ezine, articles, resources and more can be found at: http://www.childcentereddivorce.com. Reach Sedacca at: Rosalind@childcentereddivorce.com or 561-742-3537.