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U.S. Air Date: July 16, 2009
Children of Divorce: Hope and Healing (Part 1 of 2)

Psychologist Arch Hart discusses the emotional damage done to children when their mother and father divorce and offers advice on how parents can help facilitate the healing process. (Part 1 of 2)
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Guest Biography
Archibald Hart is a licensed psychologist and a senior professor of psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Natal in South Africa and has authored more than two dozen books including Unveiling Depression in Women and Helping Children Survive Divorce. Dr. Hart and his wife, Kathleen, have three daughters and seven grandchildren.
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