A compendium of tips, stories, newsworthy topics and analysis of issue pertaining to teenagers whose parents are divorced
The first thing I would try to do is to not take the kids away from their friends if at all possible. Studies show that the least amount of disruption in the lives of children post-divorce, the better off everybody is. The main disruption beside the fact that the family as they know it has …
A friend of mine got into a car accident the other day. She was driving her two girls, 13 and 11, to batting practice when one of the girls let out a screech. Turns out one sister had scratched the other and left ugly red welts on the other’s leg. The screech the injured sister …
Read moreDoes divorce intensify sibling rivalry in teenagers?
There is an increasing number of teenagers in rehab these days. Many of these teens are the product of divorce parents. Is there a correlation? Are parents responsible for their teens’ drug and alcohol problems? Or is it the culture and times in which we are living? Or could it be a little bit of both? Hollywood …
Teens sometimes are forced into the workforce prematurely. This is due to the unavoidable life event called divorce. Divorce can completely rework the financial DNA of a family. The weak economy has only exacerbated this trend. Divorce rearranges the economic dynamic of a family. Most people agree that women and children are often the financial victims of …
Read moreTeens & divorce: Can divorce force teens into the workforce prematurely?
Ex Idol Fantasia Barrino (yes, we know she’s not a teen) was apparently admitted to a hospital on suspicion of a drug overdose. No word whether it was accidental or intentional. But this news comes on the heel of scandalous allegations by a North Carolina woman about Barrino and said woman’s husband. The woman is …
There are some studies that suggest that White and Black teens react differently to their parents divorce. Surprisingly, there is some indication that White teens take the divorce harder and have a tougher time adjusting. Not too sure why that might be. But if I had to guess, I think Black teens may have more …
With the news of Rudy Giuliani’s daughter’s arrest for alleged shop-lifting still so fresh on the mind, I thought of this post geared towards parents with teens. As we all know by now, teens probably take their parents’ divorce harder than any other age group. A lot of times, they act out horribly and parents …
Read moreDoes your teen blame herself for your divorce? 5 Tips for helping her get over that
Divorce sucks. It is hard, if not unreasonable, to expect the kids to take it in stride. It is your divorce. The kids didn’t ask for one. Don’t expect them to take the horrific news as if it’s nothing. A divorce basically uproots a kid’s life. Literally. Often times they don’t even end up living …
MTV is flirting with the idea of a docu-series about kids and divorce. After they contacted our blog asking us to post an announcement that they are seeking participants for the show, we sort of had divorce and teens on our collective cerebral cortex. There is no question that divorce is a very impactful event …
Read moreCo-parenting as a way to reduce the impactfulness of divorce
