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Nearly every aspect of children’s lives changes when their parents decide to go their separate ways and end their marriage. It can be a challenge for Michigan parents to help their children through the divorce process. Perhaps pointing out the things that will not change can provide children with some feeling of stability.
One way that is obvious and yet can be so easily overlooked is to remind children that both parents love them and the reasons for the divorce have nothing to do with them. Even though the parents will be living separately, the love each parent has for the children does not change. Sometimes, it only takes hearing the words to put a child’s heart at ease.
It may take some time for everyone to become comfortable with the new family dynamic. While parents are married, their children often experience them as a pair and do not always have significant time alone with either one. Now, those interactions take on a new meaning, and a child’s relationship with one parent could look very different from his or her relationship with the other parent. Children need to know that is okay, and in many ways, they could experience relationships that are more satisfying with their parents now that they are no longer married.
Setting the tone for a smoother transition for the whole family lies with the parents. For the sake of the children and the family’s future interactions, Michigan parents may consider putting aside their differences with each other to achieve a quiet and uncontentious end to the divorce process. Once a fair and equitable settlement is worked out, each parent can begin redefining and developing their relationship with the children.
Source: The Huffington Post, “10 Things All Divorcing Parents Should Say To Their Kids“, Sophie Rosen, April 2, 2014