Children in the Shadows of Divorce is a program whose time has come. Fifty-seven percent of children in the classroom have divorcing parents. Their hearts are hurting and long term emotional scars can result. With this parenting program these problems can be lessened or eliminated. Children caught in the middle of their parents’ conflicts during and after divorce may be experiencing any of the following signs.

• Loss of concentration and attention
• Declining grades and behavior problems
• Withdrawal from friends and anxiety
• Emotional outbursts and health problems
• Serious anger with one or both parents
• Delinquency and substance abuse

What Can Parents Do?

The problem that most divorcing parents experience is that they themselves are in such emotional turmoil and pain regarding the separation that it is difficult and sometimes impossible for parents to recognize the agony their children are experiencing. Parents need to express their own emotions and need to be heard and validated. They need to understand the healing process so that they in turn can help their children feel secure. Children act out in many ways to get assurances that they will be emotionally safe and cared for, and will not lose their parents love or lose contact with a parent. Children in the Shadows of Divorce helps parents with these issues and presents evidenced based findings, specific concrete skills and steps to take that will help them make the best choices to protect their children from the potentially long lasting emotional scars of divorce.

Objectives of the Training

• Helps parents apply the information to their own experience.
• Parents learn that their feelings are normal and to be expected.
• Parents recognize that this is a time of grieving and the stages of grief.
• Helps parents avoid putting children in the middle of their conflicts.
• Learning to listen to their children and ask only the right questions.
• Parent Learn the importance of eventually reducing their anger and the long-term negative consequences of their anger.

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