Essay Archive - Communicating to Kids about Divorce
Communicating to Kids about Divorce
A young child sits on his bed with tears rolling down his face.
His mother and father stare at him with a distraught look on their face.
The little boy asks, "If parents stop being married, can they decide not
to be a mommy or a daddy anymore?" His mother leans over and gives the
little boy a hug and replies, "Your daddy and I just can't live together
anymore, we still love you and we will always be your mommy and daddy."
This question, along with many others, are very common for young children
to ask when they are told that their parents are going to get divorced.
How does one....
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