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 Children of Divorce In the community group, children, ages 3-18, are invited to attend with one parent. The primary goals of the group are (1) to help parents and children establish better communication, and (2) to be able to talk more effectively about the divorce transition and the losses they are experiencing. A secondary goal is to help parents develop skills to assist in this transition. Over the years of the program a curriculum  has emerged that uses a variety
of resources. For younger children in primary and
intermediate grades, the basis is the "Rollercoasters"
material developed by the
Family First Agency of
Atlanta. Material for other grades has been adapted from
this and other sources. Generally, the children and
parents' groups follow the same themes. These groups are held two or three times each year for eight weeks for an hour and a half. Leaders of the groups have completed the Divorce Recovery leader training and will have knowledge of the issues of children and divorce and the curriculum. These groups are also free and again, a donation is asked of participants. School-based groups may follow the same pattern as the community groups with children and parents participating or may be groups for children without parental involvement. These groups use the same curricula as the community groups with volunteer leadership from Divorce Recovery or from the schools.
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