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Divorce and Change
Dr. Clatch writes about the necessity - and inevitability - of change during parental divorce.
Divorce is a significant life event that can leave families emotionally and physically exhausted. Adults who divorce must acclimate to the reality of coping with significant life challenges (e.g., children, finances and work) without the support of a significant other. After years of marriage, these changes can be significant for the adult and require considerable effort to create and maintain change.
Children experiencing divorce will also need to change their routines. In addition, they will also often have a wide range of emotions, which may impact all aspects of their lives from school to friendships. These emotions can result in a wide range of behavioral difficulties for the child and can include a regression in behavior (thumb sucking after years of abandoning the habit) or acting out (problems at school, lack of attention to authority, declining grades, etc.). Although a divorce is a disruptive and difficult time period, those experiencing this event can make it through and can move forward to a better and healthier state.
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