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Wikizine Articles

How can I help my children cope with my marriage breaking-up?

For children hearing that your parents are going to split up is a big shock. Read the full article here >>

Relocating abroad with one parent but still being in contact with the other

For most children when parents split up they will remain in the house they grew up in or they move house within the same geographical area or within the same country.

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What is going to happen when mum or dad meet someone new?

I think there is always a nagging worry in a child’s mind after mum and dad have split up that mum or dad may meet someone else in the future.

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How do I get my child to talk to me about what’s going on?

It can be hard to get your child to open up to you at the best of times but when you are going through parent separation it is more essential.

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Pretending everything is all right when it clearly isn’t

Children are very perceptive and easily pick up on how you are feeling.

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Please don’t make me do your dirty work

Often in the case of parent separation, parents use their child to convey messages between themselves and the other parent so they don’t actually have to speak directly with them.

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I still need more emotional security

When their parents separate, children feel that their world, their security and the stability that they have always known is falling apart.

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What reaction can I expect from my small children when I tell them we’re separating and in the months following?

While no child wants to hear that their parents are breaking up, children often have predictable responses when you tell them that you are separating that relate to their developmental stage.

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Talking money

One of the things that children do not want to hear about is money during or after the divorce. By that I mean how you are going to split your financial assets, child support and how you are both going to live.

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Why Can’t Parents Behave Like Grown Ups

Arguments and tension between parents can make children feel guilty, angry, and alone. Read the full article here >>

What Do Children Really Want For Christmas?

Christmas is a very religious time for some and not for others but for all it is a time for families being together. Read the full article here >>

Is It My Fault

Children may think it is their fault but of course its not. Mum and dad somehow cannot live with each other so they have to live apart. Read the full article here >>

The Hundreds of Questions

Your child is going to have hundreds of questions about what you and daddy are going to do now you don’t want to live together. Read the full article here >>

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