How to help kids cope with divorce

Written on November 18, 2008 by David C. Sarnacki

Love and Logic’s Dr. Charles Fay offers tips for helping kids cope with divorce (excerpt):
Remember that they need to feel free to love both of you. [Dont’ talk negatively about the other parent and watch your nonverbal messages.]

Understand that the healthier you grieve, the healthier they will. [Don’t get stuck in anger and don’t act in ways that interfere with your children’s relationship with the other parent.]

Resist the urge to parent through guilt. [Your goal is to help your children become respectful and responsible adults.]

Listen, listen, listen…and empathize. [Help your kids understand it’s okay to be upset about the separation but not okay to act in disrespectful or irresponsible ways.]

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