Bullying
This article describes a different approach than typical for helping children deal with bullying. It is certainly worth a try. A good tool for a child to learn, but by itself not enough. As I’ve recommended elsewhere, one great approach for helping your child become bully proof is to enroll him or her in Judo or Ju Jitsu instruction (no, not karate as too many of these kids end up not really being able to defend themselves, but thinking they can, which leads to some unfortunate situations).
Judo, or Ju Jitsu, will help your child become confident, more disciplined, and they also will make friends at the dojo (freindships are great antedotes to the emotional impact of bullying).
The purpose is not to develop skills that allow children to wreck vengence on those that have bullied them. Instead it builds mental toughness, and physical abilities, so that if bullying continues and they need to protect themselves, they are fully able to do so (and the bully will not seek them out again).
Even so, take a look that the linked article, its another approach that has some merit.
Here is an article on bullying underscores the need to be particularly protective of children on the Autism spectrum. This really cannot be over emphasized inasmuch as these children so easily become targets of abuse from other children, and are much less able than others to defend themselves.
Depression
Divorce occurs in marriages. The impact of divorce is often devastating and can last for years. Recognizing this makes it easier to take steps to lessen that impact, and more quickly move on with a full and rewarding life (for you and your children). This article does a nice job discussing some issues related to the impact of divorce.
https://www.survivedivorce.com/divorce-depression
Anxiety
Anxiety after the death of a loved one is not uncommon. Of course we all know that grieving is normal, and depression sometimes occurs. But anxiety is not much discussed as a consequence of this sort of loss.
The linked article highlights how anxiety may emerge as a part of the grieving process, and some ways to resolve it as one moves forward.
Trauma
Although PTSD always involves trauma, not all trauma results in PTSD. A very common example is divorce. The dissolution of a marriage involves the tearing apart of a family (either a husband and wife, or the more complex family structure of a husband, wife and children). This frequently creates trauma, even if it does not result in PTSD.
The question is then how to minimize the chance that divorce results in trauma, and if it does how to work through and resolve the that reaction. This article provides a good overview.
