Tips and Steps - Cope With Parents Splitting Up

From Tips and Steps

This guide is to help you deal with a split up with your parents in 5 simple steps.

Steps

1. Tell them how you feel about their feelings for each other. It will help you.
2. Do something constructional.
3. Suggest things you can do with them, to show you care. Camping, Days out , whatever.
4. WHEN, and IF it is time for the divorce, make sure you are nice to both of your parents, they are going through a hard time, and need your support.
5. Make sure you are active with friends. Tell them how you feel about the divorce, and, if they have had it happen to them, ask them about it.

Tips

• Don't talk too much about it to parents, don't make them sad about it.

Warnings

• Make sure you know your friends want to tell you their family stories, ask if it is best left.

Related Tips and Steps

• How to Stop Your Kids From Using Your Divorce to Their Advantage
• How to Help Your Child Accept a Second Marriage
• How to Cope with Divorce as a Child
• How to Deal With Divorced Parents

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