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“A child learns from his parents, but sometimes the parents learn from their child.” ~Gregorio Santos
Cooperative coparenting is much easier when the child’s perspective is understood and mitigating the emotional damage caused by conflict becomes the focus. In the video “What Parents Need to Know from Kids about Divorce” children discuss their experiences and needs very candidly. How is your separation/divorce impacting your child?
As parents, we go to great lengths to protect our children from pain of all kinds. However, protecting our children from every bump and bruise in life is simply impossible. Despite best efforts, all children will experience pain as a family transitions through divorce. Supporting them through that pain, and giving them tools to develop lifelong skills to weather the storms of life should be our focus. Check out the article, The Most Valuable Thing a Parent Can Do for Their Kids, by Glennon Doyle Melton to see how she tackled this task.
Hanif Virani, founder of Coparently.com was 10 when his parents divorced. The family's transition was difficult. Like many children, he believed his parents' separation was his fault and the arguments about miscommunications and schedules upset him deeply. Coparently.com, an online custody calendar/communication program was born out of his desire to "improve the lives of separated families and ease difficult communications." In his article, Children and Divorce: What I Wished My Divorcing Parents Had Known, Hanif lists 6 important steps every parent should take to support the health and well-being of their children.