Kids
How to talk to children about divorce at different ages, how to co-parent holidays and school years, when to bring in a therapist, and what stepparents need to know.
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- Telling the kids you're divorcingA script for the hardest conversation in a divorce — what to say at different ages, what not to share, and what to do in the days after.5-minute read
- How divorce affects kids, by ageWhat changes for toddlers, school-age kids, tweens, and teens during a divorce — what they’ll show on the surface and what they need most from you.5-minute read
- Helping kids through divorce anxietyWhat anxiety looks like at different ages, why it shows up, what helps at home, and the signs that mean it’s time to bring in outside help.5-minute read
- When to bring a therapist in for your kidDistinguishing normal adjustment from something that needs professional help, the kinds of therapy that work, and how to find someone for your kid.5-minute read
- School and divorce: making the two-household logistics workFERPA rights, parent-teacher conferences, IEP coordination, pickup authority, and the forms that assume one household — making schools work for both.5-minute read
- Co-parenting through the holidaysHoliday logistics, communication scripts, gift coordination, and blended-family complications — what makes co-parented holidays work after divorce.5-minute read
- Introducing a new partner to your kidsHow soon is too soon, what the first meeting looks like, the months that follow, and the common mistakes that strain new-partner introductions.5-minute read