When a couple decides their marriage is over, a tremendous sense of grief and relief are felt. A recently divorced person will feel grief over the loss of their marriage and the loss of their partner in life. But there is also a sense of relief that the pain and anguish is now over and [...]
Continue reading about Effects of Divorce on Children- By Lisa Dunning
What we do as parents as far as handling divorce will determine how much our children suffer. Matt Doyle, from www.divorce-parenting.com says, “It’s not divorce that damages our children. It’s what we as parents do before, during and after divorce that does the damage. When we make the right choices, it makes a huge difference [...]
Continue reading about How We Handle Divorce Affects Our Children- By Denise Nabinger
part 2 of a 3-part series Harlan Jacobsen Copyright © 2003 Children of divorce go through almost the same stages of divorce that adults do. Bewilderment – cannot believe this is really happening Anxiety – what catastrophe is this going to bring on next Anger – it isn’t fair Blaming – become depressed Fear- afraid [...]
Harlan Jacobsen Copyright © 2003 Have you ruined your children’s lives when you get divorced? Can Single parenting work? A survey of 18,244 single parent home students found that such single parent children were almost twice as likely to drop out of school and are eight times as likely to be expelled. Another survey found [...]