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Parents Forever: Impact of Divorce on Children Educator Guide

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This part of the Parents Forever curriculum developed for divorcing and never-been-married parents. It discusses how to help parents understand the emotions typically experienced by children with their parents divorce. It is intended for educators using the Parents Forever curriculum.

Contents

Session 1

Understanding Your Children

  • Stages of Grief
  • Psychological Tasks for Children Experiencing Divorce
  • Issues of Developmental Ages and Stages
  • Factors that Affect Children's Adjustment to Divorce
  • "Children in the Middle"
  • Things Divorced Parents Say
  • Are You Alienating Your Children from the Other Parent?
  • Let Children Be Children
  • Loyalty Conflicts

Strengthening Your Communication Skills

  • "I" Messages
  • Active Listening

Conclusion

Session 2

Your Role as a Parent

  • Children's Rights When Their Parents Divorce
  • Helping Children Through Divorce

The Need for Discipline

  • When Discipline Is Needed
  • Purpose of Discipline
  • Parenting Styles
  • Why Children Misbehave
  • General Principles About Discipline During Divorce
  • Resources for Parent Education

Parallel Parenting

  • Maintain Close Relationships
  • Post-divorce Parenting Relationships
  • Parallel Parenting
  • Parallel-parenting Business Principles
  • Sample Parallel-parenting Plan
  • Parallel-parenting Worksheet

Conclusion

Appendix I

  • What the Research Says About Physical Punishment

Appendix II

  • Discipline Tools for Parents in Divorce Transition
  • What to Do When a Child Misbehaves
    • Reasonable Consequences

Bibliography


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