Wednesday 16 March 2011

How Your Divorce May Affect Your Child

By Nancy Cross


Teenagers are the most affected family members should their parents go the divorce way. They particularly get emotionally challenged not to mention the hormonal changes and the process of adjusting to more responsibilities.

Teenagers with divorced parents are to be given the right counsel from the parents to help them overcome this emotional challenge. It is a well known fact that teens from divorced families have difficulty in relating well with parents or at times with other people as well.

No matter how the situation looks like, it is of the teenager's interest that the parents should avoid open dissatisfactions with each other in their presence.

The couple may find it difficult to share their emotional feeling especially on divorce matters with their teenagers. Since the information must be shared, then it is advisable to incorporate the assistance of family members, friends or a mental expert to help in building the teen's take on relationships.

Parents should be careful to notice the physical as well as psychological changes of their children. It is important because, if it is neglected it can lead to withdrawal or even anger tantrums in the child.

Teenage period is very delicate especially emotionally whereby a divorce can be very damaging if not handled in the right way. To be of help to your teen, you may wish to help them get counseling derived at helping them get out of their emotional concerns.

Any teenage who has been involved with divorced parents will have their emotions greatly affected. Their focus in school or even financially will be affected by the fact that they have one parent as opposed to earlier time when they were used to having both parents.

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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