Facing Life's Challenges: Facing Divorce

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TIPS FOR CAREGIVERS Social and emotional learning SEL helps children manage emotions create and achieve goals maintain relationships learn how to feel empathy and make good decisions The SEL approach will help children establish positive habits in communication cooperation and decision making By incorporating SEL in early reading children will be better equipped to build confidence and foster positive peer networks BEFORE READING Talk to the reader about divorce Help explain what it is and how it will affect him or her Discuss What is divorce What changes will happen after divorce AFTER READING Divorce happens to many families Discuss this with the reader Explain that it is not the child's fault Remind him or her that he or she is not alone Discuss What emotions do you feel Does the reader have friends with divorced parents What emotions did they feel SEL GOAL Children dealing with divorce may struggle with anger and frustration Help readers find healthy outlets for those feelings Have students write down things that they do when they are angry that make them feel better Help them come up with new ideas such as nonaggressive physical activities or mindfulness exercises Explain how these can help with anger and frustration