How will divorce affect my child?

Divorce will affect them depending on how the parents deal with the divorce , they need to set the child or children down and explain what is happening and that they will be there for them all they can be and love them and let them know this was not their fault and that the parents are going to work together on making the divorce a peaceful one. Parents who don't explain things and argue in front of the children will harm them mentally and then physically they will feel affected. Keep the family together even of that means living in two households . Parents should never talk badly about the other parent to the child or use the child as a bargaining tool.

Divorce affects each child differently. Some are more adaptable than others. Some require external specialised counselling and more help than what the parents can give. It is a confusing time for the child so it is important that the child is at the forefront of your mind. They may only be children but they see, hear and watch everything you are doing. They are constantly learning from you so you need to be mindful at all times of what you say and do in front of them. If they have any bad behaviours it is important to really think about where these may have been developed from. Continued support and care from both the parents is pivotal to the child still feeling normal and not feeling like being "the odd one out".