6 Conversation Starters for Talking to Children About Divorce
Conversations about family change are essential, but where to start?
Changes to a family, such as divorce or the addition of a step-parent, can have a major impact on the emotional health of children. It can be difficult for a child to understand why the changes are happening and difficult to express their feelings about the changes.
Enlightened CoParenting includes emotion-focused parenting to support children in identifying and communicating the emotions they are experiencing.
Create a starting point for children to share there thoughts and feelings, while providing opportunities to beginbimportant conversations like "why" and "what next?".
The My Changing Family Worksheet is a perfect activity for beginning or continuing conversations with children about how family life is changing. It lists six compassionate and creative ways to begin the conversation about family changes with children. These questions are great starter points for answering the multitude of "WHY?" questions that come with family change including parents dating, new step-parents, blending families and more.
It's FREE! Download here: MY CHANGING FAMILY WORKSHEET
Dr. Jodi Peary
Intuitive Psychologist, Hypnotherapist, Former Lawyer.
Dr. Jodi Peary guides individuals through significant transitions such as divorce, divorce recovery, after losses due to the death of loved ones, changes in one's own health, and with coming to terms with new life stages. Combining proven research-based psychological strategies alongside more intuitive teachings and hypnotherapy, I facilitate your deeper connection with yourself, arming you with the self-awareness needed to improve your health and to help you discover a more meaningful relationship with yourself and others. My workshops and coaching sessions will lead you to consciously align your mind, heart, emotions, soul, and your body. In alignment you will experience mental, physical and emotional well being.
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