On the one hand, a divorce can negatively affect a child's emotional development. On the other hand, an unhappy contentious marriage may have the same affect on a child. Preparing the child for divorce is an important parenting issue because divorces can have a profound affect on children. The child's emotional well-being depends greatly on how the parents handle their divorce. We have a few suggestions for those couples contemplating divorce, to help ease their children's transition into the new family relationship.
TIP #1 -- Parents need to create conditions that enhance the child's ability to deflect the negative effects of divorce while promoting child growth and development.
TIP #2 -- Look at life through your child's eyes. Try to understand the child's perspective of what divorce represents.
