Meeting Your Child's Needs During Divorce

Depression, anxiety and behavior changes can be a sign that your child needs to see a trained therapist.

Children need honesty from a parent, especially during a time of divorce. If your divorce is due to an affair, you owe it to your child to be open and honest about the situation.

The most important step in the divorce process is the conversation you have with your child once you decide to divorce. Are you prepared to have that difficult conversation?

Parental Alienation Syndrome is the deliberate attempt by one parent to distance his/her children from the other parent.

Some parents work over-time at alienating their children from the other parent. Some are guilty of parental alienation and don’t realize what they are doing. Whether or not you are deliberately alienating your child from the other parent the result will be the same. Your child will be damaged emotionally

Is your school age child struggling with your divorce? If so, consider talking to his/her school counselor about resources available through the school.

Article on divorce and your child, what you can do to help your child get through your divorce.

Divorce seems to hit children the hardest. However, there are ways to lessen the impact and make your child feel more secure during the changes.

A child’s development is greatly dependent upon the bond they have with both parents. That bond provides the child with the framework for how they view themselves and the world around them.

An article by children's book author, Susan McKenna."Divorce is usually an earth-shattering event, devastating for both adults and children. And there is a significant difference in what needs to happen to nurture and heal the hearts of each of them."

Divorce can bring out the worst in people. It can cause an exceptional parent to lose focus on what is best for his/her children, which in turn can cause the children to feel mistreated. When negative feelings bleed over into the relationship with children, the result is a fractured child/parent relationship.

A series of articles about parent's obligations to their children once it is decided there will be a divorce.

A series of articles about parent's obligations to their children once it is decided there will be a divorce.