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Question of the week: Why do behavior problems escalate when there is a divorce?

There are many things happening in a child’s life when parents separate or divorce. The child doesn’t understand adult problems and even though a lot of their friends have divorced parents, many children simply don’t know what the word “divorce” means. All they know is their parents were together and now one parent is packing their bags. In “Divorced Kids” by Laurene Read more…

Posted: August 7th, 2019 ˑ 7 Comments
Filled under: Discipline, Question of the week

Question of the week: What are the causes of kids being unruly during and after a divorce?

Many things are happening in children’s lives when their parents separate or divorce. Children don’t understand adult problems, and even though a lot of their friends have divorced parents, many children simply don’t know what the word “divorce” means. All they know is their parents were together, and now one parent is packing up to leave. In Divorced Kids by Laurene Johnson Read more…

Posted: January 10th, 2018 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Co-parenting, Discipline, Divorce Issues, Emotions, Modern families, Preschool, Question of the week, Single Parents, Step and blended families

Question of the week: Do single parents need family meetings? Should children’s ministers encourage them?

I’ve heard church leaders question the necessity of family meetings for single-parent homes. Some have even asked, “Aren’t these broken homes, so what good would family meetings do?” When it comes to single-parent families, there are some broken homes, and there are emotionally and spiritually healthy homes. Both types can benefit from holding family meetings. 10 reasons to encourage family meetings in single-parent Read more…

Posted: April 26th, 2017 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Discipline, Divorce Issues, Grandparents, Question of the week, Research, Single Parents, Step and blended families, Stress

Empowering the helpless and vulnerable child

One of the tragedies of living in fractured families and the break up of a child’s home is the feeling of helplessness. Many adults who experienced the divorce of their parents report that, as children, they felt powerless and vulnerable. We now realize that the loss of dignity was another issue for many of these adults when they were children experiencing the break Read more…

Posted: February 1st, 2017 ˑ 1 Comment
Filled under: Accept the Challenge, Discipline, Divorce Issues, Emotions, Stress

Two big mistakes we make with stressed-out children of divorce!

Many children living in divorcing single parent homes experience tremendous stress leading to some out of control behaviors. When they come to your church, your volunteers question what on earth could be causing these kids to act like this? They may wonder if there is any discipline in the home at all. It is not that their parent is a bad parent or Read more…

Posted: January 12th, 2017 ˑ 12 Comments
Filled under: Brain Research, Discipline, Divorce Issues, Preschool, School Issues, Stress, Whirlwind Kids