Divorce Parenting Practices Best Appropriate for School-Age Children

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Divorce Parenting Practices Best Appropriate for School-Age Children
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What Divorce Parenting Practices is Best Appropriate for School-Age Children?

By Ruben Francia







What Divorce Parenting Practices is Best Appropriate for School-Age Children? by Ruben

Francia





It is being said that how bad or how well children go through the divorce depends on how the situation

is handled. And believe me when I tell you that there is an appropriate divorce parenting practices for

children of any age for them to be healthy, happy and successful despite you're divorce. It simple

means that divorced parents can raise healthy, happy and successful children. Here, in this article, we

will focus on the best appropriate divorce parenting practices for school-age children.



First, you need to understand how school-age children react to divorce. Knowing how school-age

children react to divorce will bring you to a better position of knowing the best appropriate divorce

parenting practices you can do for your child. So, how is school-age children affected by divorce?



School-age children are old enough to understand that they are in pain because of their parents'

separation. They are too young, however, to understand or to control their reactions to this pain. They

may experience grief, embarrassment, resentment, divided loyalty and intense anger.



Elementary school children begin to understand that divorce means their parents will no longer be

married and live together, and that their parents no longer love each other.



Children worries about the future. They fear nobody will be there to pick him/her up from school and

take care of them. It is common for them to ignore school and friendships.



Children also become aware of their parents as individuals, often fear the loss of parents, and feel

sadness and anger because of their parents' divorce or separation. Self-blame, depression, and

attempts to reunite parents are not uncommon in this age group.



Knowing how school-age children reach to divorce, I'm sure by now ideas flow into your mind on what

divorce parenting practices is best appropriate for school-age children. To add up to your list of ideas,

here below are some divorce parenting practices that is best for your child.





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· Explain what is happening over and over again. Children this age are confused easily. In simple

terms, explain where your child will live, with whom, where the departing parent will live, and who will

provide care when both parents are unavailable.



· Encourage your child to talk about how he/she feels. Be sensitive to children's fears. Let your child

know that he or she can openly talk to you about the ups and downs of your separation or divorce.



· Read books together about children and divorce. Use books to help your child talk about feelings.



· Answer all questions about the changes, and keep lines of communication open. Make sure your

child feels like he or she can ask you questions and get answers about why the divorce happened and

what to expect.



· Plan special time together. Set aside special time to spend with your child but be careful not to make

promises you may not be able to keep.



· Repeatedly tell children that they are not responsible for the divorce. Children need to be reassured

that the breakup wasn't their fault.



· Reassure children of how their needs will be met and of who will take care of them.



· Reassure children that everything will be ok, just different. Children are invariably frightened and

confused by divorce. It's a threat to their security. Provide extra hugs and kisses and tell your child that

you and other adults will always be near to love and protect



· Talk to your child's day-care provider about the divorce. She will better understand your child's

possible regressive behaviors and will likely offer extra support.



· Talk to your child's teachers or school counselors about the divorce. They may then better

understand possible learning or behavioral problems and will likely offer extra support.



· Keep daily routines intact. Children feel more secure when there is a standard routine. Stick with

bedtimes, no matter at which home the children are. Have some consistent chores. Have some time

committed to the child, which is treated as sacred.



· Respect, but monitor, your child's privacy.



· Discourage reconciliation fantasies. Avoid dinners, outings, or holiday celebrations with your

ex-spouse; they only fuel your child's fantasies. Instead, emphasize the finality of divorce



· Be sensitive to children signs of depression and fear. Seek professional help if depression is

prolonged or intense.



· Help non-custodial parent stay involve. Let non-custodial parent maintain a regular presence such as

a phone call several times each week, messages sent on video or audiotapes.



· Plan a schedule of time for children to spend with their other parent. Be supportive of children's

ongoing relationship with the other parent. Remember that children generally fare best when they have

the emotional support and ongoing involvement of both parents. If you have difficulty relating to your



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former spouse then get your free copy of my ebook "8 Essential Steps to Cooperative Parenting and

Divorce." Just visit my website and get the said ebook for free.



You can learn more divorce parenting practices appropriate for children of any age in my ebook "101

Ways To Raise 'Divorced' Children to Successfully." This ebook is a divorce parenting guide that offers

many proven ways that will not only help you help your children but will also guide you on how to deal

with yourself and your former ex-spouse for your children's sake. Thus, giving you complete

information on how to raise healthy, happy and successful children even if you're divorced. For more

information, please visit my website.



With the above information, I hope you will become an empowered divorced parent and believe that

you can raise healthy, happy and successful children even if you're divorce.



Copyright by Ruben Francia. All Rights Reserved.



Publishing Rights: You have permission to publish this article electronically, in print, in your ebook or

on your website, free of charge, as long as the author's information and web link are included at the

bottom of the article. The web link should be active when the article is reprinted on a web site or in an

email. Minor edits and alterations are acceptable so long as they do not distort or change the content

of the article.







Ruben Francia is an author of an indispensable divorce parenting guide ebook, entitled "101 Ways To

Raise Your 'Divorced' Children To Success". Get his other ebook for FREE, "8 Essential Steps to

Cooperative Parenting and Divorce." Visit his web site at http://www.101divorceparenting.com









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What Divorce Parenting Practices is Best Appropriate for an Infant?

By Ruben Francia







What Divorce Parenting Practices is Best Appropriate for an Infant? by Ruben Francia





Is there such thing as divorce parenting practices that is best appropriate for an infant? I tell you, yes

there is. In fact, it's not only for infant. At every stage of children's development, whether infants,

toddlers, preschoolers, elementary school age children or adolescents, there is such thing as

appropriate divorce parenting practices.



But before we get into discussing serious matter, let me ask you a couple of questions? Is it important

for parents to know the best appropriate divorce parenting practices? What benefits children or/and

parents can get if there is, by employing the best appropriate divorce parenting practices? I will leave

those questions hanging into your mind but please make your answers as vivid as possible such that

you will no longer mind time and read the rest of this article.



Let's go back to business. First, you need to understand how infants react to divorce. Knowing how

infants react to divorce will bring you to a better position of knowing the best appropriate divorce

parenting practices you can do for your child.



So, how is infant affected by divorce? Infants do not understand divorce but they can pick up on

changes in their parent's feelings and behavior. When a parent acts worried or sad around an infant,

the infant is likely to feel worried or sad.



Infants cannot tell adults how they feel. Yes, they can pick up their parent's feelings but they still

cannot tell us how they feel. As a result, infants may act more fussy and difficult to comfort, or seem

uninterested in people or things when their parents are upset relative to divorce.



Infants of age 6 to 8 months develop stranger anxiety. They may act fearful or anxious around

unfamiliar people. After divorce, an infant may see one parent less often than before, so the infant may

show stranger anxiety around that parent.



Infants of age 8 to 12 months may begin to show separation distress. Infants may cry, scream or cling

when a parent is leaving. It is hard for an infant to be separated from a parent, especially for a long

period of time, such as overnight. When parents divorce, infants may experience more separations and

feel less secure. You may notice an increase in your infant's separation distress during the divorce

process.



Now that you know how infant react to divorce, I'm sure a lot of ideas comes to your mind on what

divorce parenting practices is best appropriate for an infant. To add up to your list of ideas, here below

are some of the things you should do to help your infant adjust to divorce. These are what I called the

divorce parenting best appropriate for an infant.



· Establishing a consistent, predictable, and routines. Having consistent is important for young children,

because it helps them to feel secure. At times, some parenting issues require communication and

coordination between parents, if the child spends time with both parents. Both parents don't have to do





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things exactly the same way, but it is easier for children if most things are similar at each home.



· Separate your feelings about the other parent from your parenting role. This may be difficult but doing

so will help your infant not to pick up distress feelings.



· Interacting with the child in a location where the child feels secure and comfortable.



· Keep children's favorite toys, blankets or stuffed animals close at hand.



· Reassure infants of your continued presence with physical affection and loving words. Infants and

toddlers need to know that their parents still love them and that they will be taken care of.



· Be actively part of your child's life. Infants are likely to feel most comfortable around both parents if

they have frequent contact with both parents following divorce.



· Be caring and increase your child awareness. Understands their thoughts and feelings, and helps

them express those thoughts and feelings makes a world of difference.



· Communicate with other caregivers. Talk with other important adults and caregivers about how to

support your child during this transition time. Be sure to keep them updated about family changes.

They need to know what is going on in order to understand the child's behavior.



You can learn more divorce parenting practices appropriate for children of any age in my ebook "101

Ways To Raise 'Divorced' Children to Successfully." Likewise, if you have difficulty relating to your

former spouse then get your free copy of my other ebook "8 Essential Steps To Cooperative Parenting

and Divorce." For more information, please visit my website.



With the above information, I hope you will become an empowered divorced parent and believe that

you can raise healthy, happy and successful children even if you're divorce.



Copyright by Ruben Francia. All Rights Reserved.



Publishing Rights: You have permission to publish this article electronically, in print, in your ebook or

on your website, free of charge, as long as the author's information and web link are included at the

bottom of the article. The web link should be active when the article is reprinted on a web site or in an

email. Minor edits and alterations are acceptable so long as they do not distort or change the content

of the article.







Ruben Francia is an author of an indispensable divorce parenting guide ebook, entitled "101 Ways To

Raise Your 'Divorced' Children To Success". Get his other ebook for FREE, "8 Essential Steps to

Cooperative Parenting and Divorce." Visit his web site at http://www.101divorceparenting.com









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