How Do You Help Children Deal With Separation?
Separation from your spouse is a life altering situation. Your way of life has completely changed, as well as your children’s. How you deal with it though can have a major impact on your children. There are things you need to look for and do to help your children deal with separation in the best possible way. Communicate openly with your children. Talk to them whenever they are willing and try to initiate conversation with them. Let them know that you want to know how they feel and what they think and that it is important to you. Allow your children to make choices whenever possible to increase the sense of control they have over their lives. It is scary for children as well as adults when they feel as if their life is spiraling out of their control. Be honest with yourself that there is a potential for your children to be emotionally traumatized due to the separation. You should seek counseling for yourself and your children. No one should be considered strong enough to handle it on t
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