Product Description

In an age when the pressures on marriage are heavier than ever and divorce is more accepted and easier to obtain, marriages seem to fail as often as they succeed. As an adult child of divorce, Dr. John Trent offers insights into why adult children of divorce tend to repeat their parents' mistakes. He then lays out a plan for a lifelong marriage that is strong and healthy. Couples will learn how to avoid repeating the mistakes that often lead to divorce.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #528668 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 208 pages

Review
"Breaking the Cycle of Divorce acts like an inoculation against the divorce epidemic, preventing its spread from generation to generation." -- SHAUNTI FELDHAHN AUTHOR OF FOR WOMEN ONLY

"John Trent is ‘living proof’ that the insights of this book can lead to a successful marriage." -- GARY D. CHAPMAN, PH.D. AUTHOR OF THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES AND THE FOUR SEASONS OF MARRIAGE

"John Trent takes the family portrait of divorce and changes the frame to one of hope." -- SHARON JAYNES AUTHOR OF BECOMING THE WOMAN OF HIS DREAMS AND BECOMING A WOMAN WHO LISTENS TO GOD

"Start reading, because this book gives you practical steps to take you to a lifelong love." -- LINDA DILLOW AUTHOR OF CALM MY ANXIOUS HEART AND COAUTHOR OF INTIMATE ISSUES

From the Inside Flap
Statistics indicate that if your parents divorced, you’re far more likely than someone from an “intact” family to get divorced. The same is true for your brothers and sisters. You may also know that children of divorce have a higher school dropout rate, a higher incidence of drug use, and increased relational struggles.

And so you find yourself asking, “Can I break out of this destructive cycle? Can I succeed where my parents failed? And if it’s possible, how can I make it happen? What do I have to do?”

As an adult child of divorce, author John Trent has faced the same fears and asked the same questions, and in Breaking the Cycle of Divorce, he offers insights into why adult children of divorce tend to repeat their parents’ mistakes. He then lays out a plan for facing your fears, making reasonable and realistic changes, and getting the help you need.

You don’t have to become a negative statistic. You can have a marriage that’s strong . . . that thrives . . . and that gives your own children a solid foundation for happily married lives.

From the Back Cover
Can you—an adult child of divorce—build a healthy, lasting marriage?
Making your marriage healthy—and making it last—has never been harder. In an age when the pressures on marriage are heavy and divorce is more accepted and easier to obtain, marriages seem to fail as often as they succeed.

When you come from a home of divorce, making your own marriage work is even tougher than the norm. Because you didn’t receive the example of a loving and committed marriage, you instead got a curse. And if you’re like most adult children of divorce, that curse now manifests itself in your life in ways that are deadly to relationships.

So if you’re worried about your own ability to build and maintain a satisfying marriage, you’ve got good reason—and a lot of company.

Fortunately, in Breaking the Cycle of Divorce, author John Trent, an adult child of divorce himself, gives you the encouragement, insight, and tools you need to beat the odds. Learn how you can, in fact, succeed where your parents failed.

You can learn to avoid repeating your parents’ mistakes.

You can begin to take reasonable and realistic steps in the right direction.

You can find the help you need to gain strength, wisdom, and persistence.

Breaking the Cycle of Divorce is your plan for building a lifelong, thriving marriage!

Customer Reviews

Doesn't sugarcoat the challenge of overcoming the past
In Breaking the Cycle of Divorce, author John Trent drives a hard bargain with adult children of divorce (ACOD) by stating that they will continue under the curse of divorce unless they choose to break through to a fresh start. A product of a broken home himself, Trent pleads with ACOD's to break this cyclical pattern, and he shows them how to go about it.

The author defines the curse of divorce as a stream that's been dammed up, cutting off the flow of "love, support, and good modeling of a healthy marriage." Besides pointing out twelve negative manifestations of this curse, Trent also delivers the good news of how to reverse the cycle. "You can pick a different outcome and make it your reality," he insists.

As President of the Center for Strong Families, Dr. John Trent is dedicated to helping many emotionally injured people to break free from the devastation of divorce. He leaves the reader virtually no space to wonder if it's worth the effort. "Well, I'm living proof that...you do so...for your children, your grandchildren, and generations even in the distant future."

The needling questions at the end of each chapter may benefit readers beyond ACOD's who have other destructive patterns to overcome. Some may find Trent's textbook-approach a little cut and dried, but his truth and warmth definitely come through as well. He doesn't sugarcoat the challenge of overcoming one's past, but he also makes the reader feel that with Trent as a coach, and with prayer and trust in God, one can triumph. - Cheryl A. Cecil, Christian Book Previews.com

Breaking the Cycle of Divorce
This is a good book not just for children of divorce but for marital partners of divorce to avoid failure in their next marriage.

Please read this book
Anyone whose parents have been divorced and is interested in a relationship themselves should read this book.
Anyone who loves someone whose parents have been divorced should read this book.
Anyone who wishes their parents had gotten a divorce (and lived with the fighting and yelling all their lives) should read this book.

I just wish I'd bought the book sooner.