Divorce Facts
What percentage of parents divorce?
Over 50%
What can you do when you feel really upset about your parents divorcing?
What is a parent's job?
Many answers
What animal has stripes
Zebra
True or False: When parents argue about the kids that means the kids are to blame for the divorce.
FALSE!
True or False: Anger, confusion, sadness, guilt are common feelings kids feel when their parents divorce.
TRUE!
True or False: Rules are given to annoy kids
FALSE! What are they for?
What animal sleeps the most?
Koala (Koalas sleep 20-22 hours a day!)
Name one reason parents divorce.
Some possible answers:
They have problems they can't solve.
They get into arguments a lot.
How do you think kids feel about divorce?
True or False: When parents get divorced it means they don’t love their kids.
False
What animal climbs trees
Monkey
What is something you gain when your parents divorce?
Answers might be:
New traditions
Another house
Different toys
A new pet
How does talking about your feelings help?
It makes them get smaller. Holding them in and not sharing them make them grow bigger.
True or false: sometimes people have arguments.
True
What is the fastest animal
Cheetah
What is something you lose when your parents divorce?
Some answers might be:
Traditions
Parents being together
time with parents
True or False: Some kids have a hard time sharing their feelings, especially when they are difficult feelings about parents.
TRUE!
What is one thing you would like to do more with each parent?
What is your favorite animal