In Child Care Adoption Child Care Death Disabilities Divorce Environment Migrant Children Potty Training Stepfamilies Helping Children with Divorce Helping Children with Divorce Separation and divorce can be very sad and painful for children. Divorce brings many changes, and changes are hard for children. They may feel their family is broken. They may also think the divorce is their fault. Parents can have hurt and angry feelings, too.
Divorce can make a parent feel unloved and unwanted.
When you feel hurt and upset, it is hard to have energy for the everyday needs of your child. It can be hard to remember that just because one relationship has failed, you have not failed at love. You are still a lovable and loving person. Divorce changes families in many ways. But a mother and father who do not live together can still help their children feel safe, loved, and part of a caring family.