The Boys and Girls Book of Divorce

Type: Book

As of November 2026, The Boys and Girls Book of Divorce has been mentioned in one podcast episode on This American Life (Mar 2025). In the episode "Break-Up" of This American Life, Ira Glass references The Boys and Girls Book of Divorce as a resource for children navigating their parents' divorce. Betsy Allison Walter recommends this book, highlighting its relevance and support for young readers facing such challenges.

Richard Alan Gardner was an American child psychiatrist known for his work in psychotherapy with children, parental alienation and child custody evaluations. Based on his clinical work with children and families, Gardner introduced the term parental alienation syndrome (PAS), which is now "largely rejected by most credible professionals". He wrote 41 books and more than 200 journal articles and book chapters. He developed child play therapy and test materials that he published through his compan