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Why?
Changes
Coping Strategies
Stepparents
Stepsibilings
100
A reason to get divorced.
What is a change is the love your parents felt when the originally got married?
100
A change that causes you to change schools.
What is moving?
100
When your parents work hard to leave you out of their issues.
What is keeping the peace?
100
Building this with a stepparent can be extremely difficult and takes time.
What is a relationship?
100
Treating these new siblings with this will help you get along, even if you are not compatible.
What is respect?
200
Involved in divorce
What are issue between your parents?
200
A change that causes you to see less of your parents.
What is separation?
200
When parents don't ask their kids to take sides.
What is being fair?
200
There are no easy solutions or answers for this.
What is accepting a stepparent into the family?
200
Having young stepsiblings might be difficult, but it will help if you do this.
What is making an effort?
300
Not the cause of divorce
What are you?
300
A change that causes new challanges both socially and practically.
What is travelling between parents?
300
Making sure you spend an equal amount of time with each parent.
What is a healthy arrangement for children of divorce?
300
These are all about fitting in and working well together.
What are family dynamics?
300
It is okay to feel this emotion towards your new siblings, just be sure to talk to your parents and them to keep the peace.
What is anger?
400
Used to say it is one person's fault.
What is blame?
400
A change that causes your parent to get a new job.
What is loss of financial support from the other partner?
400
Checking in with your parents and making sure that none of your plans have been affected.
What is talking about the future?
400
Keeping one of these may help you deal with your emotions and feelings about your new stepparent.
What is a journal?
400
This is not what it is to invite new people into your family, but over time it will become this way.
What is easy?
500
You feel this when your parents get divorced. (stressed out, angry, frustrated, sad, etc.)
What is a wide range of emotions?
500
A change that may be for the better, like lowered stress levels and less fighting between your parents.
What is a good change?
500
Participating in normal activitis and keeping your dreams it sight.
What is continuing to live your life?
500
Doing this will help make your feelings know and possibly go toward fixing the situation.
What is talking to your parent?
500
This is the only option you have once your parent remarries, or you will be uphappy while you are living at home.
What is acceptance?