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  • The Impact of Divorce on Teenagers (10-26-2009)

     

    TODAY’S SCRIPT:

    I encourage anyone with a teenager who is considering divorce to think long and hard about the long-term impact on their child.

    Divorce can be devastating for a teenager, causing feelings of abandonment, isolation and loss of identity at a critical time in the child’s life.

    Even so, there are ways to lessen the impact of divorce on your teen. 

    Here are three:

    1) Acknowledge their sense of loss.

    2) Be honest about your part in the divorce. And finally, make a real effort to include your teen in decisions whenever possible.

    3) Be sure to double the number of times that you tell your teen you love them. Let them know that they are still part of your family and nothing can change that — nothing.


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