The following article gives several great examples for activities recommended to do with your child in order to help him or her cope with the divorce. Playing with your child and spending quality time together is key to dealing with this transition in your child’s life, and Earthquake in Zipland is intended for just that.

Going through the process of divorce is a challenging life transition for both parents and children. 
During their parents’ divorce, children often feel a wide variety of conflicting emotions. It is very important for parents to provide their children with understanding and …

When parents separate, children often get caught in the crossfire. But an online support network, set up by single mothers Kate Ford and Emily Abbott, aims to soften the blow.
According to recent research, more than half of couples divorcing have at least one child aged under 16. In the complicated, emotionally sensitive world of marital break-up, they often become the victims – fought over, neglected and sometimes used as bargaining tools. And they frequently have questions and uncertainties about what has happened that no one in their own family can help them with.
Kate Ford, a …

This is a heart-warming short story submitted to us by Karyn Prange-Stuart. If you have a story or article you would like to share, please contact us at yourchildyourdivorce@gmail.com.
Luke was a normal boy with a normal family. He had a dad, a mom, a sister, and a dog. Everything was going along pretty well until his parents decided to get a divorce and, then, something weird happened to Luke.
Luke could remember when his family was happy. Well, he could almost remember; he was pretty small when his parents first started to argue. Over the years, …

How the human-animal bond can help you survive your separation and divorce.
By Jane Nahirny
When Angela separated from Tom, her husband of ten years, she hoped the situation would be temporary. She rented an apartment, while Tom and their nine-year-old cat remained in the couple’s home. As weeks turned into months, with no reconciliation in sight, she began to exhibit all of the classic signs of depression. “I had crying jags in the morning before I went to work, I couldn’t sleep, and I was gradually withdrawing from family and friends,” she remembers. “Basically, I lost …

By Karen DeBord, Ph.D. Child Development Specialist North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service.
Parents who are going through divorce often believe that shielding children from the stress of the situation is in the children’s best interest. But regardless of their parents’ good intentions, children often find themselves caught in an emotional whirlpool during these times. Instead of protection, they need support and reassurance during this temporarily stressful time. This guide will help you understand the stress that children often feel when their parents divorce.
A Common Understanding
Parents dealing with a divorce want to protect their children from the …

Rafael Richman, Ph.D.
Parents often come to my office feeling frustrated, exhausted, and overwhelmed. Many of them explain to me that they feel they are at the end of their rope and at a loss for what to do. Having read numerous books and articles on parenting, experimented with all sorts of techniques, talked to friends, school counselors, and teachers, they long for something that works; something that they hope might possibly help them in dealing with their child.
While some parents wish and request that I “fix” their child, many say they would be grateful to …

By STEPHANIE OBLEY 

A new therapeutic tool for helping children deal with divorce may appeal to kids in a way nothing else will – as a computer video game. Earthquake in Zipland debuted last year and is a quest-style game that follows the struggles of Moose, the son of the King and Queen of Zipland, a small paradise island held together by a zipper. An earthquake rips the island in two, leaving the king and queen on separate islands, and Moose sets out to build a new zipper to bring the islands – and his parents – …

Raleigh, N.C. - Rosen Law Firm, one of the largest divorce firms in the state, now offers its clients and their children a new therapeutic resource, Earthquake in Zipland by Zipland Interactive Ltd. It’s the first research-based interactive story aimed at helping children ages 9-12 cope with divorce.“We’ve already worked with several clients who’ve used the game with their children,’’ says Lee Rosen, a board certified family law specialist and president of Rosen Law Firm. “ When parents split, they often find themselves in challenging situations on how to communicate with their kids and Earthquake …

Remember the days when there were books for children on “difficult” topics such as divorce or puberty (you know the ones I’m talking about: “Where do Babies Come From”, “Why is Mommy’s New Friend Sleeping Over”) – those books. They were pretty good, had some decent cartoons, and for the most part did what they were supposed to do - help parents avoid awkward conversations with their children.But divorce is not something you can just sweep under the carpet and hope will go away. According to a recent British survey, only 1 in 20 children …

When mom and dad have two different homes, the emotional frustration from the child caught in between is unfortunately inevitable. This frustration is brought to life through the eyes of a sweet school-aged girl in DK Simoneau’s new book, We’re Having a Tuesday.
The book tells a heart-warming tale of the fantasies children of divorce too often experience of trying to re-combine together the two worlds they love so much. The beautifully illustrated book (hat tip to Brad Cornelius) also includes a “fill-in-the-blank” section designed to enhance communication between the parent and child.
DK Simoneau is a …