Kids’ Fears in Divorce
{3:54 minutes to read} Johnny’s parents have been divorced for a couple of years and are having huge difficulties communicating. They are presently seeing a mediator to help them with the communication issue and exchange of information regarding their son’s schedule and activities. Here are 2 different scenarios of telephone conversations between Johnny and his…
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{2:54 minutes to read} Children and adults alike whose parents have been divorced seem to carry that label with them along with other labels, such as child from a broken family or from a broken home, which define them. Whether their parents’ divorce was amicable “enough” or acrimonious, they are still “children of divorce.” I…
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What is the role of a mental health professional during the divorce mediation process? At what point do you step into the process and help the parties? Divorce is often considered to be one of the greatest stressors an individual can experience. As a mental health professional, I can guide one through this process and…
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Cooperating with your ex for the sake of your children can seem overwhelming in the early stages of the divorce. Try to put aside your relationship issues, your hurt and your anger towards one another and put your children’s needs first. Your marriage may be over but your family is not and your children need…
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One of the most difficult tasks that divorcing parents face is telling their children that they are separating. The following are some guidelines that may help: It’s better to wait until you have a parenting plan in place and have figured out where everyone is going to live before you tell the children that you…
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