Don't Alienate The Kids! Raising Resilient Children While Avoiding High Conflict Divorce
By Bill Eddy, LCSW, JD

Don't Alienate the Kids! is a fresh examination of the child alienation problem from the perspective of a lawyer/therapist/mediator, who also trains judges on managing high-conflict disputes.

Author Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq., doesn't just analyze the debate (Parental Alienation Syndrome vs. Child Abuse Presumption); he also proposes his own theory of "1000 Little Bricks," based on recent breakthroughs in brain research about how children learn. In his theory, there are no bad parents, just bad behaviors—the behaviors of some parents, family members, friends and divorce professionals. Most of these bad behaviors go unrecognized in daily life, but they help build a Wall of Alienation between a parent and child. By becoming aware and using his tips, we can all help children build a Foundation of Resilience which will last them a lifetime.

This is a book for any reasonable parent even considering a divorce, and for any professional who wants to truly help parents raise resilient children.

New Ways For Families: Professional Guidebook
By Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq.

The New Ways for Families Professional Guidebook is for mental health professionals (counselors), lawyers and judges who want to learn more about New Ways for Families or use the method with their clients. It is also helpful for collaborative professionals, mediators and parenting coordinators considering using this new method.


How Does New Ways for Families Work? It is a structured parenting skills method designed to reduce the impact of conflict on children in potentially high-conflict cases. New Ways can be used whenever a parent or the court believes one parent needs restricted parenting (supervised, no contact, limited time), at the start of a case or any time a parent requests restricted parenting including after the divorce or separation. This method emphasizes strengthening skills for positive future behavior (new ways), rather than focusing on past negative behavior while still acknowledging it. 

The New Ways for Families Parent Workbook is for separating or divorcing parents who have been court-ordered or have agreed to use New Ways for Families in the divorce process. The workbook includes everything needed by parents to complete Step 2, Individual Parent Counseling, and Step 3, Parent-Child Counseling. Parents involved in a "Collaborative Divorce" case, mediation or parenting class using this method, should use the "Collaborative Parent Workbook."

New Ways for Families: Basic Six-Hour Training
By Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq.

New Ways for Families is a method for helping families in separation and divorce. It is intended to inoculate families from becoming high-conflict in the court process, and can also help families after court with difficult co-parenting issues.

This Basic Training video is a 6-hour course taught by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq., President of High Conflict Institute, who developed the method. It includes:

• Discs 1 & 2:  Fundamentals (3 hours)

• Discs 3 & 4:  Handling Domestic Violence & Related Issues (3 hours)

How Does New Ways for Families Work? A structured parenting skills method designed to reduce the impact of conflict on children in potentially high-conflict cases. Available in Book and DVD, NWFF can be used whenever a parent or the court believes one parent needs restricted parenting (supervised, no contact, limited time), at the start of a case or any time a parent requests restricted parenting including after the divorce or separation. This method  emphasizes strengthening skills for positive future behavior (new ways), rather than focusing on past negative behavior while still acknowledging it. Contact us for more information about completing the training and receiving a Certificate of Completion.

New Ways for Families: Introduction for Professionals
By Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq.

New Ways for Families is a method for helping families in separation and divorce. It is intended to inoculate families from becoming high-conflict in the court process, and can also help families with difficult co-parenting issues.

This Introduction for Professionals video illustrates a typical divorce case that is becoming high-conflict and how the court uses New Ways for Families to contain the conflict, protect the children, and help the parent co-parent effectively.  This video is for demonstration purposes.
How Does it Work?A structured 4-step parenting skills method designed to reduce the impact of conflict on children in potentially high-conflict cases. This method emphasizes strengthening skills for positive future behavior, rather than focusing on past negative behavior—while still acknowledging it. It is designed to save courts time, to save parents money, and to protect children as their families re-organize in new ways after a separation or divorce. For married or never-married parents.

More Bill Eddy Books, DVDs and Audio CDs

For a full listing of Books, CDs and DVDs available featuring Bill Eddy about managing high conflict people, please visit UnHooked Books.

Dealing with High Conflict People in Separation, Divorce & Co-Parenting (13-disc set)

Dealing with High Conflict People in Separation, Divorce (without children) (4 disc set)

Managing High Conflict People in Mediation

Handling Relationships with People Who Have Borderline & Narcissistic Personality Disorders (BPD & NPD) - Full Set

Managing High Conflict People Series

Managing High Conflict People in the Workplace: For HR, Ombuds, EAP & Other Conflict Managers

Managing High Conflict People in the Workplace: For Managers & Supervisors

Managing High Conflict People in the Workplace: For Employees

Managing High Conflict People in the Workplace: For Healthcare Professionals

Managing High Conflict People in Law Enforcement & Code Enforcement

Managing High Conflict People in Higher Education

Managing High Conflict People in Neighbor Disputes