All rights reserved. In retrospect, the author believes that much of his problem behavior after his parents' divorce was a. just normal teenage rebellion. Children of different ages respond differently to divorce. Children from two to eight years of age tend to a. regress in behavior.
Forgiveness is a.
If a child of a custodial parent likes spending time more with the absent parent, the custodial parent should a. accept it and not take it personally. An absent father can best help his son overcome an anger problem by a. giving good advice to the boy. For most children, divorce results in a. a change of schools. In the early stages of remarriage, when children show feelings of betrayal and anger, the new stepparent should a. accept this as normal, not overreact with anger, and give it time. The author advices single parents to a. allow older children to help with the younger children.