Posts Tagged "Love"
Helpful links and guides for separated parents or divorced parents
So what guidance is available to help divorcing parents or separated parents? Firstly provide lots of reassurance to your children telling them that you both love them and that this will not change. Judith Wallerstein child psychologist concluded that the most valuable gift a separated parent could give to their child was to give their blessing and approval to seeing and spending time with the other parent. So what other help is out there? Resolution website is an accurate and reliable internet divorce website. Resolution has created the material for fantastic information meetings for separated parents called Parenting After Parting and you can click on the link here to...
Read MoreDivorce and separation. How do we tell the children?
Contemplating separation and divorce is daunting enough… but for parents the inevitable questions loom; “What do we tell the children?” and “How do we tell the children?” I have put together some guidance which has been gathered from my experience in the last 25 years of working in this area and I hope that by sharing this knowledge freely with you it will help make things much easier and clearer for you and your family. I hope to help you to help your children. Guidance You have the first key already in your own question, “we” – you do tell them together. You need to agree what you do not tell them. They should never be...
Read MoreTop tips for children when parents divorce or separate
It’s ok for parents to read this too!! Whatever is going on around you remember these points: Both parents still love you Your parents never thought they would ever separate. Your parents are finding it very stressful to make the arrangements to separate You are not alone. Half of your friends are in the same position. About 50% of children live in a home without both parents. The key is having the support and love from both parents. Many children say that they can have the best of both worlds Coping with changes can be stressful The most stressful thing is being caught up in ongoing arguments It is tough coping with parents who are arguing and who appear to hate each...
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