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Question of the week: How do you prepare your child for the disruption of their schedule?

Anyone who ministers to children of divorce will come across this issue at some point. Most of these kids struggle with chaotic schedules. Even as they need consistency, they cope with unstable and fluid timetables, a byproduct of separation or divorce. Past posts have addressed the importance of consistent schedules for children of divorce. At the beginning of the school year, there Read more…

Posted: April 25th, 2018 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Divorce Issues, School Issues, Single Parents, Stress, Visitation
Helpful tip #3 for starting the school year: The importance of schedules.

All children need schedules and familiar routines but children of divorce especially need someone to advocate the importance of schedules and routines for them. Some children of divorce have several different schedules to follow. Imagine trying to remember what schedule you have to follow and thinking, “Am I at dad’s or mom’s?” Or “Do we take a shower before bed or when Read more…

Posted: August 22nd, 2016 ˑ 3 Comments
Filled under: Brain Research, Discipline, Divorce Issues, School Issues, Single Parents