A child of divorced parents may also begin to rely too much on the internet for entertainment, especially if he or she has moved to a new location and has not really made friends yet. Internet addiction may lead to them to become anxious, depressed, and irritable, with difficulty in concentrating and sleeping.
Monitoring online behavior
Parents of divorced children have even more of a responsibility to monitor their online behavior than others. Respect your child enough to communicate, ask them about sites they like to visit and foster an open, honest relationship. You cannot prevent them from going online but you can set some ground rules and help them to understand why they are needed.
It’s also important to talk to your ex and try to collaborate about how to co-parent when it comes to online use. It doesn’t make sense for you to do all you can to protect your child at your home and then find out that the opposite is occurring at your spouse’s house, giving your child completely mixed signals.
