As our children grow and become teenagers, it can be difficult for parents to accept the changes, especially during the holiday season. We hold on to the traditions we had through their early years and can find it challenging to figure out how to move forward and share similar experiences with our teens. While some of those traditions do not translate into “fun” for teenagers there are plenty of traditions that do! We want to help you engage your teenagers in holiday traditions that can be fun and make for some quality family time.

At Sparrow Counseling, located in Birmingham, AL, we often get questions from parents who have made the decision to move forward with divorce regarding telling their children. We want to make that easier by providing the 5 W's of telling your children about your divorce.

Sara Hadgraft, the Executive Director from Sparrow Counseling, did a podcast with Seth Nelson on “How to split the Toaster”. She’s a licensed marriage and family therapist and a licensed professional counselor who guides families through the pain and disappointment of divorce. It’s a difficult process, but it’s important to learn how to talk to your kids so they don’t feel that it’s there fault that you’re getting divorced.