A Kid’s Guide to Divorce
Posted on 05. May, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries in Child Custody
Divorce and children
Just a short note today about a nice divorce resource I found. If you have read the Alabama Family Law Blog long, you know that I care a lot about the kids of divorce. Having been one myself, I am always concerned about how my client’s divorce case is affecting their children. That is why I was excited to find this divorce resource on the web. It is an article called, A Kid’s Guide to Divorce. It is really written to the child (probably age appropriate for middle school and up). But, even if you have younger children, you and your spouse should read the article. It may give you some insight on how your children may be thinking as your family goes through divorce.
I have mentioned it here before, but frequently the children need to be reminded that the fact that mom and dad are getting a divorce, does not mean that they don’t love the kids. The article correctly puts it this way, “It’s really important for kids to know that just because parents divorce each other, they’re not divorcing their kids. Some kids think that if their parents are divorcing, it means their moms and dads will want to leave them, too.” These are the types of things you need to know go though your child’s head as you go through a divorce.
In Alabama, many of our schools offer what is called a Rainbows program. It is a divorce support program for children. I have heard a lot of good things from my divorce clients about that program. If you are facing divorce, I encourage you to see if your local school offers that or a similar program and/or to consider a therapist if your child is having difficulty adjusting to the divorce.
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