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When separation, divorce or death occurs in a family it can affect young people in many ways. While on the surface, they may appear to be coping, inside they may be angry or even feel guilty. School work may suffer and attendance may become sporadic. Issues which a child may be struggling with may result in behavioural changes and inexplicable outbursts. Others may become withdrawn and tearful. 

If a parent is going through a family crisis such as divorce/separation or death of a partner or close relative or any other significant loss, they may feel ashamed or embarrassed to approach the school. However, there may be practical issues which the education authority need to know about. Custody of the children, financial burdens and the emotional state of the parent are all matters which will cause pressure to the parent left in charge of the young person.

Teens are at a stage when they draw conclusions from their experiences and apply them as strategies for living. At the same time, they are notorious for not always communicating with parents as much as they would like them to. This, in a time of family crisis, will only serve to exacerbate their observations and often lead them to get an even greater distortion of the true experience.

Locally, This Way Up may be able to deliver a Lost & Found group in your school. Nationally, we train Christian youth agencies to deliver our course material.

Please contact us for training dates and more information at info@twup.org.uk