Mia Von Scha speaks at the Treehouse Talks online parenting summit about divorce in her talk, Small Worlds Big Changes. Here is a sample of that talk. For the full talk, please visit Treehouse Talks or find it in my online store.
With a divorce rate of around 50%, it is essential that we find ways to help children to navigate their way through this major life change.
In ‘Small Worlds Big Changes’ we’ll take a look at why divorce can affect children in all areas of their lives and how you can prepare them for the coming changes regardless of what you are going through yourself.
We’ll look at specific coping techniques for both you and your child, how to handle the inevitable emotional outbursts, and how to equip your kids to maintain their sense of self-worth even in the toughest times.
We’ll also look at some specific mistakes that most divorcing parents make so that you can be aware of what to look out for and the positive effect on your kids of not succumbing to these pitfalls!
The benefits of this talk include:
- understanding what stress is and how it affects kids
- how to prepare children for any major life change
- understanding the stages of grieving and how these apply to all changes, not just death
- how to handle strong emotions
- creating stability during change
- coping techniques for both parents and kids
- going beyond grief: practical tools for letting go (for both parents and children)
In ‘Small Worlds Big Changes’ we’ll take a look at why divorce can affect children in all areas of their lives and how you can prepare them for the coming changes regardless of what you are going through yourself.
We’ll look at specific coping techniques for both you and your child, how to handle the inevitable emotional outbursts, and how to equip your kids to maintain their sense of self-worth even in the toughest times.
We’ll also look at some specific mistakes that most divorcing parents make so that you can be aware of what to look out for and the positive effect on your kids of not succumbing to these pitfalls!
The benefits of this talk include:
- understanding what stress is and how it affects kids
- how to prepare children for any major life change
- understanding the stages of grieving and how these apply to all changes, not just death
- how to handle strong emotions
- creating stability during change
- coping techniques for both parents and kids
- going beyond grief: practical tools for letting go (for both parents and children)
