Once people understand that children of divorce are at risk for unnecessary anxiety, sadness, and the behavioral consequences of poorly managed emotions, almost immediately, they express their desire to help. The wonderful thing about our cause is that there are solutions! Adults can make a huge difference, by passing on their wisdom and experience, acknowledging the feelings and concerns of children, and teaching them how to cope in positive ways.
Blended Love is a relatively new organization, with a mission to help a group of children whose needs are often dismissed. Raising awareness of the needs of children of divorce, offering educational opportunities for teachers and parents, equipping students to cope positively with change, and providing resources to meet the immediate needs of our children and partner schools are the ways we accomplish our mission.
Members of the community can help!
- Educate yourself!
- Educate yourself about the special needs of children of divorce and how to meet them.
- Seek out additional resources for teachers and parents through BlendedLove.org and Family & Children’s Services, or the links on the side bar.
- Connect with us!
- By connecting via the social media, you show your support and spread awareness through the child of divorce and Friends of Blended Love fan pages, and Monica Epperson and Sasha @ BlendedLove on twitter.
- Post a link to our pages and profiles on your personal profile page. Social networking works! This is a free way to show your support for our passion.
- Get involved!
- Become a Blended Love volunteer .
- Donate your products or services to help reduce the cost of our programs.
- Book a Blended Love representative to share our mission and action plan at your organization’s event.
- Help us serve more children!
- Make a donation, or attend a Blended Love fundraiser event.
- Purchase A Heart With Two Homes by Monica Epperson (All royalties go to equipping school libraries with books about divorce and blended families), and
- Make your Amazon.com purchases through “Shop For Kids” on our website (A percentage of all that you purchase will fund Blended Love’s school-based programs).
By educating yourself, showing support, spreading awareness, and donating your time or money, you can help change our divorce culture and help children of divorce to not only survive, but thrive, learn and grow through this challenging experience. We believe that obstacles are opportunities. Children of divorce are at risk, but they are far from doomed. With your help, they can learn to cope positively with change for life. Thanks for believing!
June 24, 2010
Sasha Townsend, BlendedLove.org
