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Divorce is difficult. There are no easy answers. It’s difficult managing your own emotions and handling your own personal matters, let alone handling your child’s concerns. Below are some coping factors that you may want to consider while helping you child. It’s always important to take into account your child’s age, child development, level of maturity and emotional stability before you discuss the follow with your child.
Is it possible for both parents meet with the child together?
Having the ability to meet together while discussing any issue, regarding your child, shows that you can still work together for the betterment of the child. The child sees that you are civil, respectful and sharing your concerns together.
Tell your child that you… Continue Reading

According to the United States Census Bureau, the divorce rate in the United States was slowly dropping in the early 1990s’. The U.S. divorce rate was about 48%. In this century, the divorce rate is around 38%. According to divorcemagazine.com, over one million children are involved in a new divorced family annually. It was once predicted (in the late 1970’s) that divorce would cripple the children of this nation with depression and mental illness. Even though divorce may leave many children feeling sad and helpless, the research is not showing that children are automatically scarred for life. The purpose of this section in Scott Counseling is to provide parents with information

Divorce is often hard on children. Most children, with love and guidance, survive a divorce. But, what about one or both parents beginning to date again after the divorce? Child psycholgy and child development advocates have written numerous articles regarding this issue. Author and mother, Marion Winik, shares some very frank and open thoughts about single parent moms entering the dating scene again.

Dating Do’s and Don’ts For Parents

For five years, I was a single mother with two boys. And even though I was lucky enough to have a steady guy (a single dad) in the picture, questions came up all the time. Was it okay for all of us to sleep over at one of our houses? Should… Continue Reading