#82: Supporting Child Through Divorce & Tantrums in 8 yo

Parenting Beyond Discipline

Erin Royer, MA Clinical Psychology, Child Development Specialist

Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.4 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2018

⏱️ 23 minutes

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In this episode, Erin tackles a new topic, divorce. How do you support a child through the divorce process? Then Erin answers another question from a step mom wanting help to eliminate tantrums her 8 year old step-son is now throwing on a regular basis. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Your Village podcast, Parenting Beyond Discipline.
0:08.0	Your Village is the most comprehensive site for evidence-based parenting classes available on-demand.
0:15.0	At Your Village online.com.
0:17.0	Our 50-plus classes give parents the foundation, steps, and tools for creating strong,
0:22.7	healthy relationships with their children, resulting in responsible, cooperative, happy,
0:27.9	and successful children and families. My goal is to help parents support their children
0:32.4	in finding and reaching their own unique potential. The podcast is a place to learn about all things parenting
0:40.0	and get your questions answered. I'm your village founder and your host, Erin Royer. Today, I'm
0:47.7	answering two questions from parents. The first, from a mom who has a question actually about her
0:53.0	niece and helping her through her parents' divorce. The second is from a mom who has a question actually about her niece and helping her through her
0:55.1	parents' divorce. The second is from a mom of an eight-year-old stepson who wants to know how to
1:00.1	help him with his big meltdowns and tantrums. So our first mom, Jessica, writes, I have a question
1:07.6	concerning my niece. Her parents are getting a divorce and lately she has been asking constantly if we love her,
1:14.0	which is giving me the impression she needs validation and making sure the people in her life are there for her.
1:19.7	She openly talks about her parents fighting and her dad not living with them anymore,
1:23.8	and I'm not sure how to respond.
1:25.8	I tell her no matter what that her parents love her. She is now
1:29.6	showing a bit of jealousy towards my 10-month-old when her grandparents or her mom pays her attention.
1:35.4	But I don't know what to say to her since her mom is not even realizing the situation.
1:40.4	Any advice would help. So Jessica, this is a tough situation, not only the divorce, but also the fact that she's not your child, so you have even less control over how things are going to go.
1:52.8	The parents in the situation are the ones with the control over how they're going to handle this.
1:58.4	Divorce is almost never easy, and I say almost because I have heard of the very
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