Follow these guidelines to ease the pain of your separation.
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When parents divorce, it not only has an obvious impact on the marriage relationship, it has an impact on the children as well. Divorce can have devastating effects on children such as stress, anxiety, depression, fear, feeling betrayed, and losing self-esteem.
Although we normally think of a divorce in negative terms, there are steps parents can take to minimize the effects of divorce. This post will examine some of these strategies and offer solutions to parents going through a divorce. In particular, we will look at what fathers can do to help their kids during this challenge and potentially traumatic experience.
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Strategies to Help Children
#1– Give Emotional Support
Parents can help their kids get back to a normal routine by offering emotional support in the midst of a divorce. Helping kids to main as normal life as possible by encouraging them to call the other parent can be helpful (if the situation allows).
#2– Keep Conflicts to a Minimum
The chief way that parents can help their kids during a divorce is to have a mutual affiliation and maintain clashes to a minimum. It’s important to prove kids constantly that you both love them. Make sure kids know that the divorce was not their fault, and that they will forever have two parents.
#3– Visiting Regularly
Parents must show interest in visiting their kids regularly so that kids can get the feeling that their parents are paying attention to them. The visits must be at regular intervals and at knowable times. This way, the children can be saved from a chaotic schedule.
#4– Social Support
Children will benefit greatly if you can assist them in finding healthy ways to work through their feelings. Having friends and family to support children is very important during and after a divorce.
#5– Keep Kids Informed
Parents should not keep their separation as a surprise to kids. They should inform them as early as possible. Both parents should be present when informing kids about their separation. Regardless of how much or how little you choose to tell your kids, keep in mind that the information should be honest above all else. Don’t blame each other when you talk about separation and inform them you’ll still be caring for them all the time. Clearly talk with your children about the changes in the living arrangements.
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A Father’s Role
Fathers can do a lot of things to help their children to get through the divorce process with as few issues as possible. A father’s endurance, reassurance, and listening ear can reduce tension as children learn to deal with new situations.
#1– Take Kids Out
Some kids will feel isolated during and after the divorce process. Fathers can help address this need by taking their kids out for fun—some ideas include going to the movies, going for a ride or walk, or visiting the park.
#2– Keep in Touch
The role of the father is very important for children along with mother. The kids should feel the father’s presence always and make sure to keep in contact with kids during and after getting a divorce. Make contact as often as possible. Focus on asking kids about their school experiences and about their mother every day. Make calls every day whether it’s important or not important and don’t choose to call kids only to inform them about something or ask about necessary matters. When fathers make calls to their kids every day, they can have the feeling of being together and caring him well.
#3– Support and Love
Every divorced father should give support and love to their kids. Children have a notable capability to make well when given the support and love they require.
#4– Provide Financial Support
Fathers can help their kids by providing financial support even after the divorce. Obviously, kids require a lot of money to study, buy clothes, books, shoes, and other daily expenses. So, when you offer ample money for all these expenses, children feel that you still care them.
Hopefully these guidelines will be helpful in giving divorced parents—especially fathers—some practical guidelines to help their children through a divorce. With a little thought and a lot of love, you can make a painful situation more bearable.
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Sources:
http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/help-child-divorce.html
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/family-divorce/children-and-divorce.htm
https://www.princeton.edu/futureofchildren/publications/docs/04_01_11.pdf
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