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PARENTING SERIES: P7 – KIDS AND DIVORCE

The Big Picture
This pamphlet focuses on the impact of divorce on children. We’ll take a look at how divorce
can impact kids at specific ages, and what all children would like to see from their divorced
parents. We’ll help parents learn how to get along with their ex, successfully co-parent, and deal
with the anger they feel at their spouse. We’ll help parents to take responsibility for how they feel
and act so they can help their kids to stay as kids.

The pamphlet reviews what kids of all ages are looking for from both parents, and how parents
can support their children by working with their ex and setting clear expectations. We’ll look at
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successful ways to co-parent and ways to help your kids stay kids.

The IM helps parents identify their current feelings in their divorce and how that is impacting
their choices. We look at how kids often react to divorce at different ages, and parents will look
at how their child is currently coping with the situation. We’ll focus on ways to successfully co-
parent, and deal with the anger they may feel at their ex.

Learning Objectives
Activities For Evaluation Only
In Pamphlet: After completing this pamphlet the parent should be able to:
 What’s Working Now? From Pamphlet:
 Set up a new routine  Describe common custody situations.
 Identify the needs of children in a divorce.
In IM  Identify ways to successfully communicate with your ex.
 How I Feel About My  Identify good ways to co-parent with you ex.
Divorce  Find other sources of physical and emotional support
besides their kids.
 How’s My Kid Doing  Set up an\ new routine to support changes caused by the
with the Divorce?
divorce.
 Anger At My Ex
 Co-Parenting with My Ex From IM:
 Personal Parenting Rule /  Describe how children at different ages handle divorce.
Action Goal  Identify their current feeling about their divorce.
 Identify the current issues their children are having with the
divorce.
 Identify ways to reduce parenting conflicts with their ex
 Write a personal parenting rule related to the pamphlet
topic.

 Set and accomplish a parenting goal for this pamphlet.

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