As is typical in practically every divorce, your children are usually the last know. Even when a marriage is fraught with discord, children generally hold onto the wish that their parents will somehow manage to stay together, or, like The Parent Trap, they can engineer a modicum of a truce.

We all know teenagers are going to go through rebellion sometime in their lives but when a divorce pushes them to the edge, can we as parents hold on -- and let go? Healthy rebellion helps teens grow as responsible human beings, leading to increased independence, responsibility and autonomy.