What are some ways parents can make things easier for their children during a divorce?
Atty. Elliott: A parent needs to continue to be a parent and help the kids navigate the post-divorce world. It helps to recognize that new families have been formed and the kids should have some input into what the new family will look like. Give them responsibilities and input into meals, activities and family nights. Give them lots of praise and let them know you’re there for them while maintaining limits and enforcing healthy boundaries. Kids need limits to feel safe in the world, to know that you are in charge. If you let them walk all over you, they resent it because you’re not doing your job which is to keep them safe in a dangerous world. They need to trust that you are strong but also reasonable and loving and that your rules and discipline make sense. Give them limits and rules but also lots of love and assurance. Commitment: What is a Life Inventory? How can a person do a Life Inventory, and how will this help them heal from a bad break-up? Atty. Elliott: The Life Inventory i
