PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS
Rights of Children after Divorce/Separation
Here is a compelling list of Children's Rights that challenge parents in shared parenting arrangements to focus on their children's healthy development. Â Click on the text below: https://sullydoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Rights-of-Children-of-Divorce.docx
Rights of Children of Divorce
Here is a nice set of guidelines to help parents focus on the best interests of their children after separation and divorce Rights of Children of Divorce: Children have the right to Continue to love both parents without guilt or disapproval (subtle or overt) by either...
Coparenting Communication guidelines
Here is a useful set of practical guidance about coparenting communication from two experienced practitioners. https://sullydoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Zimmerman.Behrens.Communication.pdf
Smartphones in shared custody arrangements, pros and cons
Interesting perspectives on pros and cons Smartphone Article from Marin County Bar Association
New York Times
A perspective about shared custody building resilience in kids, even when coparents don't get along the-secret-superpower-of-a-shared-custody-kid-the-new-york-times
New Professional Book announcement about intervening with Parent-child contact problems
Oxford University of Press is releasing the following book Overcoming Parent-Child Contact Problems Family-Based Interventions for Resistance, Rejection, and Alienation Edited by Abigail M. Judge and Robin M. Deutsch Dr. Sullivan has written 3 chapters in this book:...
Resources for intensive interventions for parent-child contact problems
The following is a Resource List of other programs of which we are aware. The list is comprised of independently practicing psychologists who have worked at Overcoming Barriers Family Camp or Intensives and who run independent, intensive programs targeting child...
Dr. Sullivan NPR interview about children’s resistance to contact with a parent, 9/28/15
Dr. Sullivan's interview with NPR Alaska, addressing shared custody situations when a child is resisting contact with a parent can be accessed at the following link: http://www.alaskapublic.org/?s=alienation
Forgiveness essential for coparenting
Bob Livingstone, a child therapist, provides sage advice to coparents about the effects on children of forgiveness between parents. Cut and paste this link: www.mentalhelp.net/blogs/high-conflict-divorce-why-forgiveness-is-essential/
Overcoming the Co-Parenting Trap: Essential Parenting Skills When a Child Resists a Parent
Overcoming the Co-Parenting Trap helps parents understand the reasons why some children resist a parent during divorce—a reality that touches many families. Combining years of experience in intensive work with families struggling with parent-child estrangement,...