72: Ways parents can navigate divorce with teens

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October 3, 2017 • 36 mins

Today's guest is Stuart Fensterheim, a licensed clinical social worker, blogger, author and podcast host. He is located in Scottsdale, AZ. Stuart is a couples expert which means he works with couples having difficulty feeling close and connected to one another. He assist them in finding ways to deepen their relationship by understanding and sharing what each persons needs in the relationship. In today’s episode we are going to discuss divorce and how parents can navigate this with their teens.

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What you will learn in today’s episode:

Stuart shares his personal journey of experiencing divorce as a child and how he became a couples counselor,
Emotional connection can make or break a relationship
Changing one couple can positively impact the future generations
Stuart shares his belief about how marriages can be saved He defines a “relationship injury” and the repair work
How parents navigate going through a divorce with their children
Have to do it without blaming the partner
Remind your children they are not responsible for the divorce
Depends on age of child and how much you share
Parents have a conversation prior to speaking to children and create a plan
Children may not have questions immediately Grieving is part of the process
Parents “this is the time to use your resources”-other adults as support vs your children
When parent begins to date again, ready to introduce your children to new person do in a neutral location
Your daughter doesn’t have to choose between loving you or their other parent-she gets to love you both
Father and daughter relationship can become stronger if there is a divorce
Life can be beautiful-do the inner work