WHEN PARENTS DIVORCE

DIVORCE IS VERY DIFFICULT THING TO EXPLAIN TO A CHILD. WE FOUND THIS ARTICLE WITH SOME HELPFUL TIPS ON HOW TO BREAK THE NEWS AND HANDLE THE FALLOUT.

Mommy and daddy are getting a divorce. To children, those fateful words can mean a range of things, depending on their age. A baby or toddler won't understand them at all but may pick up on your somber tone and be confused or frightened by it; an older child may worry that she'll wind up like a friend at school who sees her dad only rarely, or that she'll have to move to a smaller house and share a bedroom with her little sister.

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Visit the Parenting.com website to read the full article.