The Divorce Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Move Beyond the Break Up: Activities to Help Teens Move Beyond the Break Up

It's tough being a teen even in the best of circumstances, but when parents divorce, teens are faced with an additional set of practical and emotional issues. This book gives them everything they need to get through their parents' divorce and keep it from taking a long-term emotional toll. Teens learn how to: cope with the grief, fear, and anger that accompany divorce; adjust to having two homes and changes in financial status; assert their right to be teens, to separate from their parents' problems, and to love both parents; not get caught in the middle of battling parents; understand that the divorce is not their fault and overcome feelings of guilt. Research tells us that teenagers in single-parent families and in blended families are 3 times more likely to need psychological help and that boys are more likely to become aggressive and girls are more likely to experience depression as a result of divorce. While this sounds like a grim picture, it's important to remember that there is help and that divorce need not leave a painful legacy. The Divorce Workbook for Teens helps teenagers come through their parent's divorce emotionally and psychologically intact. Activity 1: your thoughts and feelings Activity 2: surviving your parent's divorce Activity 3: acting out Activity 4: guilt Activity 5: fear Activity 6: sadness and depression Activity 7: anger Activity 8: grief and loss Activity 9: abandonment Activity 10: neglect Activity 11: happiness Activity 12: confusion Activity 13: other feelings Activity 14: wishing for reconciliation Activity 15: blaming one parent Activity 16: blaming the divorce Activity 17: your feelings about marriage Activity 18: your sexuality Activity 19: moving Activity 20: living in two homes Activity 21: visitation Activity 22: finances Activity 23: the power of attitude Activity 24: things that don't change Activity 25: physical exercise Activity 26: peaceful movement Activity 27: breathwork Activity 28: communicating with your parents Activity 29: helping yourself Activity 30: getting help from a counselor Activity 31: group support Activity 32: getting help from adults you trust Activity 33: your right to love both parents Activity 34: your right to remain separate from parental problems Activity 35: your right to remain a teen Activity 36: your right to be parented Activity 37: your right to stay in contact with extended family Activity 38: your right to separate from your family Activity 39: if one parent is far away Activity 40: if one parent leaves you Activity 41: when a parent needs help Activity 42: possible positives. It's tough being a teen, even in the best of circumstances. But when parents divorce, teens are faced with an additional set of practical and emotional issues. This book gives them everything they need to get through their parents' divorce and keep it from taking a long-term emotional toll. In this book, teens will learn how to: cope with the grief, fear, and anger that accompany divorce adjust to having two homes and changes in financial status assert their right to be teens, to separate from their parents' problems, and to love both parents not get caught in the middle of battling parents understand that the divorce is not their fault and overcome feelings of guilt Research tells us that teenagers in single-parent families and in blended families are 3 times more likely to need psychological help and that boys are more likely to become aggressive and girls are more likely to experience depression as a result of divorce. While this sounds like a grim picture, it's important to remember that there is help and that divorce need not leave a painful legacy. The Divorce Workbook for Teens helps teenagers come through their parent's divorce emotionally and psychologically intact. The Divorce Workbook for Teens helps teens understand their feelings, cope with parental fighting, and be happy after their parents' divorce. Activities cover emotional issues, such as developing self-awareness and communication skills, as well as the practical issues related to divorce, such as living in two homes.