ASSIGNMENT 1WEB PROJECT

Divorce and Separation

Aimed Towards School Aged Children

By: Lana Mazurek

CHILDREN AND DIVORCE

Divorce can be a challenging life change

for children. A child can often feel a wide

variety of emotions. It is important for

children to have an understanding of

what they are going through and have

the support of their parents and loved

ones.

FEELINGS YOU MAY BE EXPERIENCING

ANGRYSAD

CONFUSEDALONEGUILT

FRUSTRATEDAFRAID

QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR YOUR PARENTS

IS IT MY FAULT?WHERE WILL I LIVE?

WILL I STILL SEE MY GRANDMA AND GRANDPA?

WHY IS MOMMY SO SAD?DO MOMMY AND DADDY STILL LOVE ME?

WHY DID THIS HAPPEN?WHAT DOES DIVORCE MEAN?

HOW YOUR HOME LIFE COULD CHANGE

-Your mom and dad will live in different homes.

-You might spend more time with one of your parents.

-Your parents might be sad for awhile.

-You may live in a different community or go to a different school.

-You may have special belongings at both your mom’s home and your dad’s.

ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN DEALING WITH DIVORCE

Drawing pictures Conversation starters Communicating from a distance Letter writing Reading books Writing stories Play together Creating two comfortable homes Time capsules

Retrieved from. http://extension.missouri.edu/p/GH6602

WHAT I NEED FROM MY MOM AND DAD: A CHILD’S LIST OF WANTS

I need both of you to stay involved in my life. Please write letters, make phone calls, and ask me lots of questions. When you don’t stay involved, I feel like I’m not important and that you don’t really love me.

Please stop fighting and work hard to get along with each other. Try to agree on matters related to me. When you fight about me, I think that I did something wrong and I feel guilty.

I want to love you both and enjoy the time that I spend with each of you. Please support me and the time that I spend with each of you. If you act jealous or upset, I feel like I need to take sides and love one parent more than the other.

Please communicate directly with my other parent so that I don’t have to send messages back and forth.

When talking about my other parent, please say only nice things, or don’t say anything at all. When you say mean, unkind things about my other parent, I feel like you are expecting me to take your side.

Please remember that I want both of you to be a part of my life. I count on my mom and dad to raise me, to teach me what is important, and to help me when I have problems.

Source: University of Missouri Retrieved from.http://www.helpguide.org/mental/children_divorce.htm

HELP AND ADVICE FOR CHILDREN IN DIVORCE

You must remember these things:

-Your mom and dad still LOVE YOU.

-They will ALWAYS LOVE YOU, no matter where you all live.

-They are not splitting up because of anything you have

done.

-You may feel sad or upset but you will feel better.

-Always talk to your mom or dad or another adult you can

trust in the family.

Retrieved from. http://

www.divorceaid.co.uk/child/children.htm

RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN DEALING WITH DIVORCE

http://www.changeville.ca/#/helping-bc-kids-with-parental-divorce-or-separation

http://www.familieschange.ca/http://www.ziplandinteractive.com/

http://www.ziplandinteractive.com/

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