Divorce Facts
What percentage of parents divorce?
Over 50%
What can you do when you feel really upset about your parents divorcing?
Answers might be be:
Talk to parents or counselor
Talk to a friend
Cuddle with your lovey or dog
Write in a journal
What is a parent's job?
Many answers
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?
Name one reason parents divorce.
Some possible answers:
They have problems they can't solve.
They get into arguments a lot.
Demonstrate a Coping Skill.
Options might be:
Breathing
Making Lemonade-Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Positive Self-Talk
True or False: Feeling Safe and Being Safe are the same thing.
False, they are actually different. Can you give an example of how someone might BE safe but not FEEL safe (example, door open or closed, light on or off)
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.
What is OK to occur during a fight/disagreement?
It’s ok to raise your voice
Get mad and frustrated
To be silent, stomp your feet, growl
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 NOT OK to occur during fights/disagreements?
To hit, to be violent, to push, to break things, to be disrespectful (i.e., name calling, threats of violence or hurting their reputation), to be scary