When parents get a divorce, especially if there is a battle, it is almost always very traumatic for the children involved. The effects of divorce on children will depend on the gender, age and developmental stage of the child, and how bitter the fight between their parents is. Each year, over a million children …
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How, as a parent to say “no” to your child when other parents allow their kids to do ‘it’? This is a question most parents are confronted with at some point, and certainly an argument your child will argue when they want something. “Everyone else is doing it – why can’t I?”
It may seem hard to talk with teenagers about divorce. Do you feel alienated, ignored and invisible as a parent? Are you doing everything you can to communicate and still feeling ignored? Most parents will relate to moments of despair and alienation with their teenage child. Heck, most teenagers can relate to feeling like an alien …
How to talk to kids about divorce? How do I tell them I’m leaving? or How do I tell my child I have to move away? or How do I tell my kids there is someone else in my life? Good questions, and maybe you have more. So in order to get clear on exactly …
As a parent all you need to do is listen sometimes. Children of divorce go through an internal cyclone of emotions and if they can’t openly talk about what they’re feeling it gets bottled up. They need to ask questions and feel the answers are truthful. They need to be heard just like anyone else. …
What would you like co parenting after divorce looks like? Have you ever thought about it? How can you get what you want, if you don’t know what you want? Most people spend their time thinking about what they don’t want, rather than what they do want. You know that what you focus on expands.
Have You Heard of This Happening Before? When I first meet with newly divorcing parents, I always inquire as to whether or not the kids know about the divorce. That question often prompts a small argument about who told Andy what. Though an agreement has usually been made between the parents to not tell the …
