Meeting children’s needs during divorce is one of the most difficult challenges a parent can encounter. Awash in emotional turmoil and financial anxieties, divorcing parents are hardly at their best precisely when their children most need them to be.
In this excellent article, Larry Sarezky writes about the popular misconception that parents should “insulate” their children from their divorce.
In reality, it’s impossible to insulate from divorce any but the youngest of children. And even if it were possible, children don't want or need it. What kids do need is to be given appropriate information about the divorce in an appropriate way and at the appropriate time. They need mindful co-parenting that supports and protects them.
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