Young Children of Divorce

	"Life and love can take unexpected turns, and The 7 Pitfalls of Single Parenting offers hope and clear guidance for its readers. Building authentic, loving relationships is the greatest gift we can give our children and Carolyn Ellis' important book shows you how to do just that." – Barbara De Angelis, Ph.D., #1 New York Times Best-selling Author, How Did I Get Here? Finding Your Way To Renewed Hope and Happiness When Life and Love Take Unexpected Turns
	A divorced mother of 3 children, I have been in your shoes. I wrote the book out of my own frustration that there wasn’t a book that offered a clear road map to steer through the potential mistakes divorcing parents are likely to make. The founding editor of Divorce Magazine said “The 7 Pitfalls is a resource that no single parent should be without!”

Young Children of Divorce will deal with divorce differently than teenage children or adult children. Elementary or young children will have nightmares, may start to wet the bed again, have separation issues, and the list can go on and on. These young children need twice as much love and support now. Earthquake in Zipland - An Interactive Computer Story Helping Children Cope with Divorce and Enhance Communication. Many children need to speak to a counselor. Some of the best resources parents have at their disposal are children’s teachers. Especially if you do not have full custody of your young children, and they are not living with you full time. These people actually see your children more than you. So go and talk to them, make them aware of the situations. Let them know you are involved in your children’s well fare and you want your children to be happy.

Young children also like to have one on one time with the parents. Their worlds are now divided into two different worlds. They have all new rules, new homes, step brothers and sisters or step mothers or fathers. Their worlds have all changed.

“I am 6 years old, I have a new home, new room, new clothes but I don’t live with my daddy anymore, my parents got a divorce.”

Young children of divorce many times will want to sleep with the parent, they will have nightmares or they may wake up and be scared that the other parent will leave them. So the invention of cell phone has been a great help to us. Get your child a cell phone;

this will give the child the ability to call you at any point in time. It was kind of like giving them a security blanket. And then those phone calls at 2 in the morning will tell you that you can still help them even if they are not living with you all the time. And they know that even if you are not there, they can get a hold of you very easily. It is the young child’s peace of mind also. Take the time to give your young child some happiness.