The social worker understands that the children may be experiencing many different feelings about the separation and the family situation. Depending upon the ages of the children, the social worker may have the children participate in structured play, draw pictures, or tell stories in order to talk about their feelings. Children's thoughts, feelings and experiences are important and will be discussed. However, the social worker will not ask the children to choose between parents. This would not be fair to the children and would only keep them in the middle of your dispute.
Helpful Hints Ask the social worker questions about the process.
You may to want to write down your questions. Prepare school, health and other information that you think will be helpful. This could include names and telephone numbers. Ask for information about reading material, separation and divorce workshops, counselling, and other resources. Tell your children about the process.