What children need when their parents separate

Submitted by Jenny on Sat, 04/02/2012 - 9:18pm

Even though you are no longer PARTNERS, you are still PARENTS

Your parenting relationship continues even though your relationships as partners stops. Children can cope well when their parents divorce or separate if there is low conflict and they have access to both parents and extended families

What children need

To be told whats happening and how their lives will change
To know that its NOT their fault
To know that its OK to feel angry and sad
To know that its fine to talk and ask questions
To be LISTENED to
To know that their parents understand how they feel and still love them
To feel OK about loving both parents
To know that its all right to have DIFFERENT family rules in different houses

Happy children

What children need when their parents separate

What children need

To be told whats happening and how their lives will change

To know that its NOT their fault

To know that its OK to feel angry and sad

To know that its fine to talk and ask questions

To be LISTENED to

To know that their parents understand how they feel and still love them

To feel OK about loving both parents

To know that its all right to have DIFFERENT family rules in different houses