Dealing With Parent Divorce – A Guide For Helping The Children Cope

by Inspiration4Living.com

Also, your child may feel the need to “rescue the relationship.” This is a natural reaction to a parent divorce; however, it is not always practical. If there was a great deal of arguing in the relationship, you may want to sit down with your children and explain that you don’t want them exposed to constant arguing. This is a great time to also practice some of the above steps, such as reassuring your children they are loved, and asking them to open up and express their feelings.

Another important factor is to not criticize or insult the other parent when you are talking to your children. You must remember that even if you don’t love that person anymore, your child still does. You want to make sure that the child is not exposed to any negativity from you related to the other parent. This can sometimes be a very hard task; however, you owe it to your child to let him or her make the decision of how to maintain the parent-child relationship.

Also, even if the other parent is not a good parent (they don’t spend time with the children, don’t pay child support, etc.), you want to make sure that you don’t discuss this with your child. Your child is not a therapist!

Last, if your child is having a great deal of difficulty dealing with the parent divorce, you may want to seek professional counseling for the child. Sometimes, it is much easier for your child to talk to a professional than it is to talk to the parents – especially if the child is feeling a great deal of anger toward both parents.

Divorce does not have to destroy children. If you follow some of these steps, you can help your child deal with a parent divorce in a healthy manner.

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