Divorce can be emotionally crippling for children. The good news is that kids are incredibly resilient and can bounce back quickly — even in the aftermath of a divorce. But they can’t and shouldn’t be asked to do it alone. They need a strong support system that only their parents can provide. Furthermore, they need to be given the tools to positively impact their overall well-being.
What that looks like for your family will likely be different for someone else. That said, there are a few ways to help your kids after divorce. Here are the ones that spring to our legal team’s mind immediately.
Help Your Kids After Divorce By Doing This …
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Never talk negatively about the other parent
It’s important for your children to feel like they can talk openly with you and your former spouse about their relationship with their other parent. This means celebrating their happiness, talking positively about the other parent, keeping both parents as involved as possible, and setting a good example by presenting a unified front.
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Have a co-parenting plan
Co-parenting is a post-divorce arrangement where both parents — despite being divorced and living separately — jointly participate and work together to raise their children. This involves substantial interaction between the parents, both in public and private, and only works effectively when there is communication, patience, and teamwork. Effective co-parenting helps your kids after divorce by making them feel safe, secure, and valued in their new environment. Both parents are just as involved as before; working together teaches your children how to solve problems peacefully.
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Keep as much stability as possible
There are many ways to promote stability, familiarity, and the emotional well-being of your children. Keeping as much continuity and consistency as possible for your children after divorce is important and can include maintaining routines, friends, social calendars, and schools, to minimize disruption
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Spend time together as a family, when appropriate
Admittedly, this may not be the best option for everyone. But many people believe that co-parenting should involve at least a little bit of time being spent together as a family. Though temporary, it gives the kids a chance to be with both parents at the same time and limits additional disruptions. It also reinforces that you will always be a family, no matter what happens.
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Be positive and optimistic
Stay positive even in the face of change. It is also important for each parent to be flexible and open to adjusting to things like different work and school schedules, last-minute travel plans, change requests, etc. After all, it’s impossible to predict everything that could potentially happen as part of your new normal. Show your kids that this is OK and that they are safe.
The attorneys at Christman | Daniell Attorneys have a unique and refreshing approach to the often turbulent and emotionally stressful disputes arising in the context of divorce, child custody, and other family law cases. Our firm anchors its representation and legal advice in principles and philosophies that focus on the long-term best interests of children and families. Although it is not easy, our attorneys are committed to supporting and guiding clients through the dark days of marital discord and crisis.
We offer services ranging from mediation to child custody to client advocacy in a divorce action. Our mission is to provide our clients with long-range perspectives and outstanding legal advice that help them rebuild their families after marital dissolution. Some cases require aggressive advocacy, where we must deliver the righteous blow of justice, while others require patience, de-escalation, and diplomatic solutions. Especially when children are involved, we help the client develop and execute the best strategies to avoid leaving a wake of destruction, the brunt of which falls largely on the innocent and impressionable children of divorce.
Christman | Daniell Attorneys’ primary goal is to protect our client’s interests, equip them for a difficult journey, and deliver skilled and legal advocacy and advice.
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