10 Tips to Help Your Child
through Divorce
7. Ask your child about friends of theirs whose parents are divorced. This is a good way to learn to
your child's fears and assumptions about divorced parents, and gives you the opportunity to clear up any misconceptions and remind them that other children have gone through what they are now going through. 8. Don't put your child in the middle or try to make them take sides. Don't say anything about your ex in earshot of your child. Don't have your child carry messages to your ex. Children need to be able to love both parents. If one parent is disapproving of affection a child expresses toward the other parent, the child will begin to withdraw, become dishonest or depressed.
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Rights of Children of Divorce
By Lois V. Nightingale, Ph.D
14. Have teachers and school informed about the new status of their family. 15. Have time with each parent doing activities that create a sense of closeness and special memories. 16. Have a daily and weekly routine that is predictable and can be verified by looking at a schedule on a calendar in a system understandable to the child. (For instance: a green line represents the scheduled time with dad, and a purple line represents the scheduled time with mom, etc.)
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