The most common question I get from parents divorcing is “when and how do we tell the kids about our divorce therapist broward county florida?”.

Assuming this might be one of your questions, I have some pointers, recommendations, and valuable resources I would like to share.

When/how to tell the kids?

How:

Tell them together if possible: Ideally if you can “present as a united front” and share the news about your divorce together this would be the best way to let your kids know that you both have mutually agreed to part ways.

Decide on the main points you both want to share and not share, come to a consensus on which points you agree to share and practice if possible. (Important messages to share can be found via many resources: books, articles, videos. I would suggest you make sure to include the message that “the love between a mom and a dad can change to the degree that they decide they want to live apart and that is what has happened for us.” “But the love between a parent and a child never changes no matter what and we are going to work together to make sure we keep the same or support an even better relationship with you even after we move apart.” “There is nothing either of you did or could do to affect our love for each other.” “This wasn’t an easy decision for us to make and we worked hard to keep loving each other the way we did when we first married but ultimately have realized this is the best decision for us to make.” (Using a divorce counselor, coach or myself as a sounding board is a good way to do this for a trial run).