Child Counseling for Bullying or Divorce

Adults often acknowledge that people are all different. And by people, we mean other adults. Children are too often the recipients of standardized approaches that do not recognize that they are individuals, with diverse ways of seeing and reacting to the world around them. Child counseling can help shed light.

The reasons each person has for requiring counseling are different. Having made that point, it is important to also notice there are experiences after which many children do benefit from counseling.

If your child has experienced any of the following or is currently experiencing them, then it is prudent to consider whether the effects, fallout, and required healing would be assisted through the facilitation of a trained professional.

Child counseling after bullying.

Bullying affects everyone involved; the people who are the victims of bullies, the bullies themselves, and those who witness the bullying. Bullying sometimes even occurs in a child’s school friendship group and isn’t picked up in many metrics that measure poor outcomes.

Bullying is a common experience for those who also abuse substances, struggle with mental health, or even consider suicide, experience depression and anxiety, have increased feelings of sadness and loneliness, experience a change in their sleep or their eating patterns, and more.

Those who are bullied are likely to experience a drop in their schoolwork and participation, and in time are increasingly likely to miss or drop out of school.

As with some other childhood ills, experts find that some of these issues may continue into adulthood. This makes taking steps to address it and helping your child process their experience all the more important.

Child counseling after divorce.

The break-up of a marriage is certainly difficult for the parents; however, it can easily be just as hard on the children of the family. There are times when parents are too close to the situation to be able to help discuss matters in a helpful way with the children, and in these cases securing the help of an experienced and professional counselor to speak with your child may be the best thing you can do.

This may help ease the concerns of both parents for their children.

The process of divorce is often a difficult and stressful time for children and causes a deep emotional response, from sadness and anger to confusion and fear. The change in routine and living arrangements can also be unsettling. If children are not able to see a parent as often as they would like it may lead to a feeling of loss.

While caring for children coping with divorce, it is good to remember that each child will react in their own way to this stressful event. Some would reason that divorce is the lesser of the two evils for the family to deal with if the other option is open, intense, and unresolved hostility and conflict between the parents. Having the parents end their relationship in a healthy and respectful way may be a more desirable and less detrimental outcome.

Communicating openly in age-appropriate terms during the divorce process, maintaining the structure of routine, creating a supportive environment for children to express their feelings, and parents trying to co-parent effectively even while no longer in a relationship will help children cope with divorce.

Finding help.

If you’re looking for additional help with child counseling and looking for experienced professionals who understand children, browse our online counselor directory at Richardson Christian Counseling in Texas or contact our office to schedule an appointment. We would be honored to walk with you on this journey.