School Days and the Divorce Maze: A Complete Guide for Joint Custody Parents in Managing Your Child's Successful School Career Book

Introduction     i
Why a complete guide especially for school issues is needed for joint custody parents     i
Message to primary residential custodial Parents     i
Message to second custodial Parents     ii
Message to school age Children     ii
Message to School Administrators     iii
Message to Teachers     iv
Academic Issues
School Supplies: Tsunamis or Solutions     1
Textbooks: Tornados or Touchdowns     5
Assignment Book: Blizzards or Boosters     10
Homework: Hurricanes or Home Runs     14
Exams/Tests/Quizzes: Earthquakes or Epic     18
Projects: Pitfalls or Pleasures     23
Returned Papers and Tests: Roadblocks or Raves     29
Progress Reports: Punishment or Purr-fect's     33
Report Cards: Ravines or Rallies     38
Attendance: Avalanches or Awards     44
Significant School Events for Your Child
School Uniforms and School Clothing: Underworld or Upright     53
Picture Day: Dilemmas or Dreams     59
Field Trips: Fiascos or Fantasies     67
Fund Raising: Frenzy or Fun     75
Holiday Celebrations and Parties: Hazards or Happiness     80
Donations and Collections: Dungeonsor Delight     85
Contests: Caverns or Celebrations     90
Discipline/Referrals/Detentions/Suspensions: Ditches or Dazzle     95
Course Selections: Snowstorms or Sundaes     101
Career Day: Crashes or Champs     106
Post High School Planning: Puzzles or Payments     110
After School Sponsored Extra Curricular Activities, Clubs and Sports: Aftershocks or Aces     115
Significant Times for Parents to Be At Your Child's School
Registration: Riddles or Reassurances     123
Beginning a New School: Sitcom or Success     129
Open House/Parent Night: Horrors or Hoorays     134
Parent/Teacher Conferences: Circus or Consensus     139
Special Education Program: Erosion or Easy     143
Awards Assembly: Asteroids or Awesome     149
Recitals/Plays/Concerts/Sports Games: Road Shows or Raves     154
Volunteering: Vipers or Visions     163
Parent Teacher Association Meetings: Madhouses or Missions     168
Graduation: Gargoyles or Gaiety     173
Negotiating an Agreement with Your Ex
Developing an Agreement     181
Final Notes     187
Summary and Conclusions     190
Resources     191
Index     193