All Resources on Mediation in General

Books and Articles on Mediation in General

“Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In”
by Roger Fischer and William Ury, Penguin Books 1991.

“Tired of Yelling: Teaching our Children to Resolve Conflict”
by Lyndon Waugh, Simon & Schuster, 1999.

“The Argument Culture: Moving fron Debate to Dialogue”
by DeborahTannen, Random House, 1998.

“Family Mediation Handbook” (3rd Edition)
by B. Landau, L. Wolfson, R. Mesbur, et. Al, Butterworths, 2000.

“Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most”
by Dougals Stone, Bruce patton and Sheila Heen, Penguin Books, 2000.

“Helping Kids Deal with Conflict”
by Gerry Sheanh, Pegasus Publishers, 1996.


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Books for Children about Separation and Divorce

“Where Do I Stand? A child's legal guide to separation and divorce”
Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, 1999.

“The Boys and Girls Book About Divorce”
by Richard Gardner, Bantam, 1970. (10 years - older)

“The Case of the Scary Divorce”
by C.E. Pickhardt.

“Dinosaurs Divorce”
by Laurence Krasny and Mark Brown.

“Divorce Happens to the Nicest Kids” (3rd Edition)
by Michael Prokop.

“Let's Talk About It: Divorce”
by Fred Rogers. (pre-school).

“Megan's Two Houses: A Story of Adjustments”
by Erica Jong. (ages 6-9)

“My Life Turned Upside Down, But I Turned It Right Side Up: A Self-Esteem Book About Dealing with Shared Custody”
by Mary Blitzer and Hennie Shore. (ages 4-8)

“My Parents Are Divorced Too: A Book for Kids by Kids”
by Melanie Ford et al.


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Websites on Mediation in General

www.crnetwork.ca
This is the web site of The Network, a comprehensive Canadian conflict resolution resource. It contains general information, news, excellent articles from The Network's magazine "interaction" and one of the best conflict resolution bookstores anywhere.

www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/html/SERV/sermed.htm
This is the site of the Ontario Attorney General relating to the mandatory civil mediation program. It has information about the program, a condensed version of the 2001 report on the pregram's success and application form for prospective mediators.

www.duhaime.org
This is the site of a private lawyer which has a good, succinct definition of mediation and a list of its benefits.

www.mediate.com
This is a general information and resource site.

www.amic.org
The ADR Institute of Canada focuses on commercial mediation; the site is a comprehensive resource.

www.acresolution.org
The Association for Conflict Resolution site.

www.canada.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/drs
The Federal Department of Justice's Dispute Resolution Centre for Excellence.

www.dispute.resolution.uvic.ca
The University of Victoria's Institute for Dispute Resolution produces a great deal of thoughtful research.

www.ag.gov.bc.ca/public
The site of the British Columbia Ministry of the Attorney General contains good information about mediation generally, answering questions commonly asked by lawyers whose clients are in mediation as well as the parties themselves. A very good resource.



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Divorce and Separation

www.sackslaw.bc.ca/family.html
This British Columbia site, prepared by Morrie Sacks, is a very good legal resource for anyone going through separation or divorce.

www.4famlaw.com
Gene C. Coleman's site with informative articles and links.

www.familylawcentre.com
This is a comprehensive site put together by Toronto lawyer Joel Miller. Although not always up to date, it is an excellent resource centre.

www.smartmarriages.com
This American site is devoted to keeping families together and has a very active email list if you are prepared to subscribe.

www.divorcemagazine.com
This is a very good site, with copies of back articles available. lots of interesting and current information and news.



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