Your life: Divorce requires special care for children

When I was a small child, I only had one friend whose parents were divorced. Today, having divorced parents is normal, yet few parents know how to help their children when the decision is made to end their marriage.

Suggestions for taking care of the children:

• Tell them about the divorce together. Emphasize the divorce is not their fault. Reassure them they are loved, wanted and will be taken care of.

• Do not put the children in a position where they are asked to choose between parents.

• Give them verbal permission to love the other parent, because they need both.

• Avoid negative talk about the ex-spouse when speaking to the child because each parent is part of the child and when you criticize the parent, you criticize the child.

• Create an equitable visitation schedule based on age, gender needs, work schedules, school schedules, sport schedules, etc. — NOT on parental convenience.
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