Live-Away Dads: Staying a Part of Your Children's Lives When They Aren't a Part of Your Home. - Review - book review

Adolescence, Spring, 2000

KLATTE, William C. Live-Away Dads: Staying a Part of Your Children's Lives When They Aren't a Part of Your Home. New York: Penguin Books, 1999. 220pp. $12.95 (p).

Parenting can be a challenge, and when you are a dad who does not live with his children, it is especially difficult. This practical, encouraging guide for divorced or separated men and fathers who have never lived with their children shows you how to build a close relationship with your children when they are not a part of your home. Klatte is a social worker and psychotherapist--who was also a live-away dad to his two daughters. Using his own story and the skills he learned as a family court social worker and men's counselor, Klatte guides you through the tangle of the court system and provides advice on such matters as dealing with your child's mother and your strong emotions, and making your home more child-friendly. Live-Away Dads gives you the tools to cope with your changing circumstances and develop a relationship with your kids that will last a lifetime.