The Divorce Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Move Beyond the Breakup - Softcover

Schab LCSW, Lisa M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1572245999 ISBN 13: 9781572245990

Publisher: Instant Help, 2008

Synopsis

It's tough being a teen, even in the best of circumstances. But when parents divorce, teens are faced with an additional set of practical and emotional issues. This book gives them everything they need to get through their parents' divorce and keep it from taking a long-term emotional toll.

In this book, teens will learn how to:

• cope with the grief, fear, and anger that accompany divorce
• adjust to having two homes and changes in financial status
• assert their right to be teens, to separate from their parents' problems, and to love both parents
• not get caught in the middle of battling parents
• understand that the divorce is not their fault and overcome feelings of guilt

Research tells us that teenagers in single-parent families and in blended families are 3 times more likely to need psychological help and that boys are more likely to become aggressive and girls are more likely to experience depression as a result of divorce. While this sounds like a grim picture, it's important to remember that there is help and that divorce need not leave a painful legacy. The Divorce Workbook for Teens helps teenagers come through their parent's divorce emotionally and psychologically intact.

About this title

From the Publisher:

This workbook helps teens understand their feelings, cope with parental fighting, and be happy after their parents' divorce. Activities cover emotional issues, such as developing self-awareness and communication skills, as well as the practical issues related to divorce, such as living in two homes.

About the Author:

Lisa M. Schab, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker with a private counseling practice in the greater Chicago area. She has authored fourteen self-help books and workbooks for children, teens, and adults, including The Anxiety Workbook for Teens and Beyond the Blues. Schab teaches self-help workshops for the general public and training seminars for professionals, and is a member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD). You can find out more about Schab at lisamschabooks.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Instant Help
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1572245999
• ISBN 13: 9781572245990
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200