What are the best ways to help children cope with divorce, shared custody, remarriage, and blended families?
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Divorce and Children. Research and discuss the effects of parental divorce and remarriage on children. What are the best ways to help children cope with divorce, shared custody, remarriage, and blended families?
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you will complete the table below with examples of your own. Create 3 examples of occasions in which partners might make attributions about each other, or use examples from your own life. Examples might be: a promotion at work, an overdrawn checking account, or an illness requiring lengthy bedrest. For each event, you will create an example of a happy couple’s “relationship-enhancing attribution”, and an unhappy couple’s “distress-enhancing attribution”. In each example, explain how each attribution will affect marital satisfaction. The first example has been completed for you.
| Event | Happy Couple Attribution | Unhappy Couple Attribution |
| Example Event: Wife loses her job |
Scenario: Husband says, “Great! You’ve been so unhappy there. We’ll find a way to make ends meet until you find another position where they will appreciate your contributions. I can cut expenses by canceling my golf trip this weekend, and we’ll spend the time together. If you like, I can help you with your resume!” |
Scenario: Husband says, “Oh no! I bet they let you go because you took so many personal days off, or maybe because of your behavior at the last holiday party. Isn’t there something you could have done to make yourself a more valuable employee? How will we make ends meet? Now we’ll never be able to go on that vacation.” |
| Result: Wife feels supported and affirmed by her partner. With renewed self-confidence, she seeks and finds a new and better job. Love, intimacy, and friendship grow | Result: Wife feels blame, guilt, shame, and anger at employer and husband. With self-esteem at an all-time low, she has no energy or confidence for finding new employment. Bills pile up, and conflict at home grows. | |
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