Tips for helping a child cope with divorce

Pick up your copy of Acadiana Moms today. Be honest about the potential for emotional trauma on your kids. Allow your children to communicate openly. Encourage them to describe their feelings and express the sadness, fear and anger they may be experiencing. Offer your children choices to increase their sense of power over their lives. These can include food choices, clothing choices and other choices that don’t endanger their well-being. Find support for yourself and your children. Provide continuity. Children need structure such as dependable meal and bed times, leisure and work times. What would you like to see in Acadiana Moms Magazine? Pick up your copy of Acadiana Moms magazine today. Children’s Museum, 201 E. Congress St., 70501 Natural History Museum, 433 Jefferson St., 70501 Lafayette Parish Library, 301 W. Congress... [read full story]