===Recommended reading for parents===

The federal Department of Justice has a number of high-quality resources in the [http://canada.justice.gc.ca/eng/fl-df/index.html family law section of its website] that you may find helpful. You'll find publications and research papers about parenting after separation and on other topics important to children's well-being after their parents separate. These papers are of a uniformly high quality and are well worth the read.

*[http://canada.justice.gc.ca/eng/fl-df/parent/mp-fdp/index.html Making Parenting Plans],

*[http://canada.justice.gc.ca/eng/fl-df/parent/ppc-lvppp/index.html Parenting Plan Checklist], and