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Question of the week: How do I respond to a child who was dis-invited to an event by one of her parents?

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How would you respond to this message? Dis-invited from a zoo trip My granddaughter’s father decided to not invite her (rather, to dis-invite her) to a zoo trip with his girlfriend and her two children, saying that his girlfriend wanted to spend the day with just her girls and him. My granddaughter shrugged it off, saying, “Well, I’ll probably get rejected by a Read more…

Posted: March 6th, 2017 ˑ 2 Comments
Filled under: Divorce Issues, Question of the week, Single Parents

Tweens and the Effects of Divorce on Their Lives

Defining the age group considered to be tweens depends upon the community you live in and the way your public school handles 5th and 6th grade children. Keep in mind that many children will regress emotionally and intellectually. To be a child on the threshold of adolescence is the worst time to have divorcing parents. Some teens when being told parents are divorcing Read more…

Posted: January 26th, 2016 ˑ 10 Comments
Filled under: Divorce Issues, Single Parents

A middle school teacher asks a tough question about tweens and divorce

A middle school teacher asked me a question that proved to be fairly thought provoking. I wanted to share his question and my thoughts toward his question. His question As a middle school teacher, I always wonder why some students deal very well with divorce, while others don’t? I would never make the assumption that they don’t do well, because many do. On Read more…

Posted: October 22nd, 2015 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Accept the Challenge, Disasters, Divorce Issues, Emotions, School Issues, Step and blended families, Stress