When it comes to a child's parents deciding to separate then they often find a number of different ways in which they can cope with the pain and confusion that they feel. It is therefore crucial that you as a parent offer them a way in which they are able to express any feelings that they may have concerning the situation. Below we offer a few tips, which should help your child, cope with this particular situation.
Suggestion 1 - It is crucial that you and your partner remain as friendly as possible towards each other and at all times you must remain civil towards one another when in the presence of your children. When you are going to tell your children that you and your wife are to divorce it is best if you do it together rather than separately as this will ensure that they do not feel as if they are to blame for the situation.
Suggestion 2 - It is important that the new home that you make for yourself is one that your children will also feel comfortable in when they come to visit you. Ideally arrange for some of their own personal belongings to be kept at your home so that they feel it is as much theirs as it is yours.
Suggestion 3 - It is important that throughout the divorce proceedings that you make your children aware that they can come and talk to you at any time they feel it is necessary to. However, do not expect them to open up to you immediately after they have been told of what is happening, but be there when they are ready to.
What many parents often find that rather than talking about how they feel a child will often express it in other ways. They may become beligerent towards you and others and this is the only way that they feel they are able to truly express just how they feel about the situation. If at any time they start to have problems at school or whilst living at home with your partner then deal with them in the gentlest way possible, shouting or screaming or denying them something will only make them more ambivalent towards you both. Above all you need to be constantly reminding them that although you may not love their mother you still love them very much.
Suggestion 4 - It is important that when you spend time alone with your children during and after the divorce has taken place that you never speak ill of your partner. Unfortunately, you may well find that this can have a negative effect on your children and may well end up you actually losing them altogether.
Many parents will often rely on their children more heavily when the divorce is happening or when it has been finalized. But if you want your child to cope with the situation more easily it is far better to let them lead as normal a child's life as you possibly can.
Really, the best suggestion I can give you when it comes to helping your children cope with divorce is to listen to them as much as possible. So at no stage should you prevent them from expressing how they feel about the situation. But most importantly of all you as a parent should be offering them a safe environment and reassuring them that although you may no longer love their mother you still love them.
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