Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction and overview -- Act now -- Understand your children's perspective -- Be your own cognitive therapist -- What to do and not do when your children are with you -- What to do and not do when your children are with your mother -- How to interact with your former spouse -- Attempt to mediate your differences with your former wife -- Settle your differences in cour if you must -- Give your children time to accept your new partner -- For the new partner--by the new partner -- Gay dads -- Remarriage--for you and your children's mother -- The importance of staying connected with your children -- Some tips on fathering -- Conclusion : The choice of every dad -- Endnotes -- Appendices : Legal terms ; Legal specification of visitation rights ; An open letter to judges ; National and international listing of attorneys, mediators, and custody evaluators ; Resources and websites -- Index.
