Self-Help Resources

Possibly. Dealing with divorce often destabilizes children. Children take divorce personally and feel at fault. Another common pit to avoid is confiding in your children about how bad your spouse is. To children, their mother or father don’t have faults so to thrust the idea that one of them is terrible, cheater, liar, “unfit to live” causes terrible conflict in children’s foundational core and tears at the fabric of a once safe family unit.

VIDEO: Helping Children Deal with Divorce

BOOKS: 

Two Homes by Claire Masurel

Divorce Is Not the End of the World: Zoe's and Evan's Coping Guide for Kids

Children who miss social cues or other common social interactions may need help with executive function. It is a common problem and may also be a sign of bigger needs. Testing done in most schools by psychologists can begin the process.

Not necessarily. Some children just need school to come slower and be explained better. If your child is a processing child they may need more help than normal. If your child has ADHD they may just need medication to help them focus. A high sugar and/or high fructose diet may be contributing to the problem. Little or no exercise may also be a large factor.

• Time management

• Organization

• Initiation and Completion

• Attention

• Metacognition

• Flexibility and Shifting

• Working Memory

• Resilience

Currently Choose Mental Health does not provide local referrals. However we do offer tips on how to best select a provider in your local market. See Finding A Local Therapist