Divorce in the Teen Years (3-29-2011)
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PODCAST SCRIPT:
While it is difficult for a child to deal with the split-up of the family at any age, kids are especially prone to emotional and behavioral problems if a family break-up happens in their early teen years.
One of the strongest factors in all sorts of behavioral problems for teenagers is their feelings of loss and abandonment brought on by the divorce of their parents.
While I’d never condone divorce, it is sadly a fact of life for half of all marriages today. So, my advice to parents who are contemplating it is to first get into counseling, but if that fails, at least wait until their teens are older. If not, they’ll likely have more heartaches than they bargained for.
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