Childhood Experiences of Separation and Divorce

Susan Kay-Flowers is a programme leader at Liverpool John Moores University. Her research experience in the area of children and young people’s relationships builds on her earlier professional career in probation and the family courts.

• Introduction;What is known about children’s experience of parental separation and divorce;The Research Study;Constructing a new framework for understanding children’s accommodation of parental separation; Setting the context for the framework: Emotions;Reactions;Support;Communication;Conflict;Future directions.

“Combining interesting theory and research, this book captures young people’s voices and explores some of the fundamental issues surrounding parental separation. It presents thought-provoking discussions for academics, practitioners and students.” Rebecca Westrup, University of East Anglia