Archive for the Divorce Category

Talking About Divorce

Dear Sharon,
My six year old wants to know about his friend’s family getting a divorce. Do you have any advice as to how we describe it to him? He seems upset because his friend is upset and he also seems anxious about his Daddy and I, and we’d like to find a way [...]

Divorce

Hi Sharon,
Is there a right way to tell your children that you are getting a divorce?
Telling children upsetting news is one of the hardest parts of parenting. There is no simple or easy way to sugar coat a divorce. It is a painful decision for parents and even under the most ideal circumstances it is [...]