Non fiction

Children's rights is a concept which has finally become an accepted part of the legal landscape. How Scottish law approaches issues involving children is of increasing importance for lawyers and those working with children. This book addresses the law and practice in Scotland and its significance for children, parents and their legal, and other, advisers. The title analyses child law in the light of international conventions and, in particular, The European Convention on Human Rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

A staggering number of children effectively lose one parent within 2 years of a divorce or separation for no good reason whatever. The law makes it easy for the parent who continues to live with the children to exclude the departed parent from the children's lives, often totally. Most people remain blissfully unaware of this till it happens to them or to someone they are close to. This book, by reference to actual cases, shows all too clearly that if you leave your partner, there is a very real risk that you will lose your children, and they you. This should not be the case, but that is the way the Family Courts work. Parents, Family Court Judges, Court Welfare Officers & the Lord Chancellor himself, should read this book. The sooner the Authorities face up to the long term misery the secret Family Courts are visiting upon children, parents and grandparents, the sooner the outmoded legal system will be reformed. I congratulate Penny Cross for writing this guide for separating parents, so they know what may be in store for them and their children should they take the decision to separate or divorce.

A compassionate and reassuring self-help book for women living apart from their children, whatever the cause or reason.

Family Law Essentials, now in its 2nd edition, is an invaluable study guide for students - and for those wishing to learn more about Scottish Family Law. it provides  up-to-date, concise and comprehensive coverage of family Law in Scotland.

This book takes full account of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 and is an excellent resource for those who wish to refresh or update thier knowledge.

Finding out that your partner has had an affair feels like the end of the world. It is the ultimate betrayal and the most difficult thing to do is to trust again. This text takes a frank yet sensitive look at this topic. This book looks at why people have affairs and the effect they may have upon the person who has been betrayed. It attempts to help couples understand their feelings, overcome feelings of betrayal and help them decide the next step.

This text reveals how a lack of self-esteem can profoundly affect an individual's close relationships. Comprising exercises, advice, and self-awareness puzzles, this guide is designed to help the reader improve their emotional well-being.

Aims to help couples break free of old patterns of behaviour and avoid using words as weapons when the going gets tough. Encourages upfront discussion rather than resorting to nagging, and to bring discussion rather than confrontation back into your relationship.

This book explains violent and abusive behaviour and places it in a social context. It can help readers of any age and sexual orientation to change their own behaviour and to recognise when they are being controlled.

Turn a disappointing sex life into one that is enjoyable and fulfilling, and turn a satisfying sex life into an even better sex life. This book guides you through practical tasks, quizzes and talking points to help discover the sexual person you are and your likes and dislikes in bed.

This guide offers advice on how to learn to come to terms with a failing relationship, assess whether it is worth saving, and how to overcome relationship difficulties.

One in three marriages end in divorce. Living together, marrying, divorcing and remarrying are becoming part of the normal pattern of family life and there are plenty of depressing statistics to show the harmful effects that seperation and divorce can have on adults and children.

A guide to looking to a positive future after the grief of a failed relationship. Through self-assessment questionnaires, tasks and discussion points, the author helps the reader to reach a greater understanding of him- or herself and to build a new social life.

For parents who have forgotten what it's like to be a couple because their children have taken over their lives. The experiences of pregnancy and parenthood can be wonderful but they put a lot of strain on a relationship. This book recognizes the pressures and provides advice and emotional straegies so that you can enjoy parenthood while nurturing your own relationship with each other. The guide helps you to create time for yourself, improve your sex life, manage the demands of work and family, and work through disagreements and agree on how to bring up the children.

Offers practical and positive strategies for coping with the emotional issues likely to concern a new combination of parents and children. This guide includes coming to terms with the on-going role of the "ex", and addresses the decision of new partners to have children of their own.

The Director of Chiswick Family Rescue explores the myths and realities behind wife-battering and abuse.