As your child's support I will...
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Educate on the Separation/ Divorce process through a booklet
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Provide emotional support
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Help focus on the future
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Suggest how to cope with their own anger, fear, grief and frustration
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Educate on living in two homes
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Provide information on Blended families
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Use encouragement
Signs your child may need support
Problems that are new since the Divorce including...
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Grades at school and socially
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Depression and/or withdrawal
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Anger and/or fear
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Difficulties with new marriage/ new family
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Aggressiveness
Types of Support offered to best suit
your child
Individual Support...
Children don't always feel comfortable talking about their feelings
in front of their parents.
One on one support allows them to express themselves freely.
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With this type of support your child will be encouraged to
explore feelings through pictures, drawings, a personal journal
or verbally
Family Support
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Involves sessions with the parent/s or caregiver
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Is an opportunity for everyone to express themselves together
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Helps children relax and feel comfortable and secure
Group Support
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Gives a chance to share stories with other kids whose parents are also divorced
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Helps children learn they are not alone
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Allows opportunities to hear from other children, how they got through some of the tough times
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Creates new friends they can talk to who will understand
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Helps boost confidence