Overview
From trusted author and licensed family counselor William L. Coleman, practical help for children ages 6 to 12.Because it is often hard for children to express feelings, fears, and questions, it is easy to assume they are adjusting and coping with their parents' divorce—when instead they may feel guilty that they are somehow to blame for the break-up.
William L. Coleman provides an honest, understandable, and simple way for concerned adults to broach discussion of this sensitive subject with the children they care about, covering such crucial areas as:
- The uniqueness and importance of each child
- Reassurance of the continued love of both parents for the child
- Encouragement to talk openly of painful subjects
- Ways to show love to both parents, even the one who no longer lives with the child.
When read with a caring adult, What Children need to Know When Parents Get Divorced can be the first step in bringing children of divorce toward much-needed emotional healing.
Discusses the causes and results of divorce with emphasis on the needs of children who must understand their parents' feelings as well as their own and adjust to the changes that divorce brings about in their lives.