It assists parents to understand the needs of their children. It helps parents learn what they can do to create a nurturing and safe environment so that their children can recover from the divorce and feel good about themselves. It provides information to prevent destructive game-playing that is so common among divorced couples and their children. It helps parents gain problem solving skills. It lets parents know that they are not alone.
Divorce is a process over which children have no control.
Children should not be its victims. In the crisis of divorce, parents may put their children on hold while they attend to adult problems first. When parents are under stress, it is harder to be in touch with their children's pain and anguish. It takes time, effort, and planning on the part of the parents to be able to provide for the children's needs. If handled properly, divorce need not be devestating for children.