One thing I would like to do with this blog is give people an opportunity to share their stories with us. Some have done this through the comments on other posts, but I would like to devote a page to this so they are all in one place. Children of divorce all have very unique […] (more…)
Elizabeth Marquardt reports on sessions held at the International Conference on Children and Divorce. I have long felt that remarriage can be just as (if not more) difficult for the children as divorce, and the following excerpt does a great job of explaining one of the reasons why.
Claire Cartwright of the University of Auckland presented moving qualitative interviews with […] (more…)
From “Healing the Hurt, Restoring the Hope” by Suzy Yehl Marta:
Here, at a glance, is a list of how normal responses to loss compare with troubled ones.
Normal
Decreased ability to function, apathy
Loss of appetite
Restless sleep
Irritable, crabby
Stomachaches, headaches
Shock
Decline in grades
Troubled
Isolation, withdrawal, depression
Change in eating habits, eating disorder
Refuses to sleep alone, nightmares
Physical aggression, violence
Psychosomatic illness, accident-prone
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What Children of Divorce Really Think and how you can help by Angela Elwell Hunt
Some excerpts:
“I wonder if my mom or dad ever really loved each other. Isn’t love supposed to last forever?”
Go through old photo albums and dig out those wedding pictures. It’s important for kids of all ages to know they were wanted and enjoyed. […] (more…)