Wednesday, March 2, 2011

How Your Divorce May Affect Your Child

By Nancy Cross


The split of parents in divorce can negatively affect particularly the teenagers in a family than any other member. At this age they face changing hormones and are faced with adjustments to more responsibilities.

For parents who have gone through divorce process, helping their teens to overcome the trauma should be given top priority. This is because; teenagers from divorced parents have tendencies of impaired relationships with their parents or other people.

Parents are advised to keep their differences to themselves. Not to drag their teenagers into their dissatisfaction wrangles. It is not wisdom to involve the teens in these maters.

Parents may find it difficult to wean their teenagers from such emotional feelings. Even the teens may find it difficult to get it from their parents. This may call for the input of family friends or a mental professional to help build a positive relationship.

The parents are to be in a position to understand the changes in their child's body development so as to help accordingly. Such signs may include being withdrawn from people or signs of getting angry without any justifiable reason.

Since puberty is a very delicate period in the child's life, it is important to find help for the child to overcome his or her emotional or any other concerns. This is particularly important in a case where divorce is involved.

A teenager living in a divorced environment will have to face many emotional struggles. Their perspective of life is changed in all sides. Their education or performance will be affected as well as financial matters. The fact of one parent living away is unbearable.

By creating humble time to be with the teenage child by both parents, the child will be assisted to share their hidden feelings and concerns. The teenage period is known to be a very volatile period in their life.




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