Kids should be prepared for upcoming changes, but adult decisions should not be imposed on them. Parents also should not confide in their children about their problems. This puts kids in the unfair position of having to choose whose side to be on. Parents should try to maintain a positive relationship with their former spouse and should not talk negatively about him or her in front of the children. Kids will always be part of both families, and they need the love and support of both.
Divorce is as hard on kids as it is on parents.
Parents need to be supportive and patient and give the kids unconditional love. Children whose parents divorce typically experience a wide range of emotions, including sadness, anger, confusion and guilt. A child s developmental level plays an important role in how he or she responds. Preschoolers may feel that their parents no longer love them since they no longer love each other. They may be uncooperative and regress in their behavior.