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Question of the week: Why do you have so much compassion for troubled and disruptive kids?

I It is really very simple—children do to others what has been done to them. Or they are hurting, little children, and their behavior is their voice screaming for help. In DC4K, or DivorceCare for Kids, we see children calming down and bringing their behavior under control when They learn they have a voice. They put a name to their feelings. Someone Read more…

Posted: February 14th, 2018 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Abuse and Unsafe situations, Accept the Challenge, Discipline, Divorce Issues, Emotions, Grandparents, Question of the week, Uncategorized

Question of the week: Why don’t kids of divorce come to Sunday services consistently?

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For weeks, I’ve been posting questions of the week. These are questions that have been asked by children’s leaders and ministers. If you have a specific question about children of divorce you’d like answered, email it to me at ljacobs@dc4k.org, and I’ll answer it. This week’s question: Why don’t divorced kids come to Sunday school consistently? When children visit the other parent Read more…

Posted: September 6th, 2017 ˑ 4 Comments
Filled under: Accept the Challenge, Divorce Issues, Question of the week

Helpful tip for starting a new school year: Kids of divorce and clutter

Many children of divorce live hectic and frenzied lives. This is partly due to the fact that they live in two separate homes have two different sets of rules experience different schedules have different rituals have different people in the home The stress factor is another reason their minds are filled with chaos. Too much stress can confuse us as adults so imagine Read more…

Posted: August 8th, 2016 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Brain Research, Discipline, Divorce Issues, School Issues, Single Parents, Stress