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Divorce is a time when you are necessarily focused on your own feelings. It is often difficult to think about anything but what is happening to youwhether you have been surprised to find out that your marriage is coming to an end or whether you have been the one contemplating the separation for months, severing this primary relationship is all-encompassing. |
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But if you have children, you have a dual responsibilityto yourself, yes, but most important, to your kids. Keep in mind that you are an adult with the perspective of an adult. Children cannot put things into perspective. Your children know only the security and love they have had with the parents who have nurtured and guided them throughout their short lives. When these are threatened, children become fearful and anxious. The thought of losing one or even both parents is frightening. The other life changes your children may come to experiencefrom changing residences to adjusting to a step-familywould disorient even the strongest, most experienced adult. |
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In the chapters that follow, you will learn how to help your children understand and cope with the changes their family is about to undergo. |
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