Vancouver Counselling & Therapy: The Wishing Wells Counselling Service

By Pablee Wong, MC, RCC, RMFT, RPT-S

While going through a divorce is very stressful and emotionally exhausted for a couple, it can also be as devastating for children. Divorce or separation can be an overwhelming and frustrating experience for adults to sort out many issues such finances, housing and custody of your children, etc. However, co-parenting during the process of separation or after a divorce can be as challenging to a lot or parents. What should parents know about co-parenting after divorce?
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• Pynoos version of the PTSD Reaction Index
• 15-item Child/Adolescent Impact of Events Scale
• Child PTSD Checklist
• 30-item Child Stress Reaction Checklist (Donnely & Amaya-Jackson, 2002).

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By Pablee Wong, MC, RCC, RMFT, RPT-S

Not long ago, an Ontario teenager ran away from home after having a dispute with his parents over the “Xbox” and his online gaming habit. Tragically, after going missing for several weeks he was found dead. One could only imagine how devastating it was for his parents to lose their beloved son. As the police are still trying to piece together the puzzle, perhaps we could take this opportunity to reflect on whether your teenager is struggling with an online gaming habit?

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