By Shelly D. Mahon, Doctoral Candidate UW Madison
Divorce represents the loss of a relationship and the hopes and dreams of a future together. When one experiences loss, life as it was is changed forever. While recognizing and dealing with feelings of grief and loss can be difficult and painful, experts suggest that the best way [...]
By Shelly D. Mahon, Doctoral Candidate UW Madison
Divorce signifies both an end to the marital relationship and a change in the parent-child relationship. In additional to dealing with their own feelings around the divorce, parents develop new concerns and fears about how their children are handling the divorce. While children’s response to divorce can [...]
By Shelly D. Mahon, Doctoral Candidate UW Madison
Divorce is rated as one of the most stressful life experiences people encounter. Dealing with your stress is important to living a productive life and requires paying attention to your emotional needs and letting go of issues that you cannot control. When you are a parent, having less [...]
By Shelly D. Mahon, Doctoral Candidate UW Madison
Parents play an important role in providing opportunities and encouragement to their child, contributing to the development of personality and character. However, divorce can create an emotional and physical distance between a parent and child, making parents feel disconnected from what the child does with free time. Even when [...]
By Shelly D. Mahon, Doctoral Candidate UW Madison
Divorced parents can feel alienated, lost, and scared that the relationship they have with their child may slip away. It is important for parents to know that they are not alone in the range of emotions initiated as the family adjusts to the many changes they experience. [...]
There may be many reasons why parents and kids can’t be together, with divorce, military service and business travel being a few of the more obvious ones. In all cases, however, the pain of separation is palpable for parents and kids alike. Kids miss their parents and may feel abandoned. Parents miss their kids and [...]