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DO'S AND DON'TS FOR DIVORCING PARENTSDO'S1.
Do assure your children that both you and the other
parent loves them. 2.
Do tell your children that the divorce is not their
fault. 3.
Do answer your children's questions about your divorce
as truthfully as possible, without criticizing the other parent. 4.
Do encourage your children to talk freely about their
feelings -- even if it's painful to you. 5.
Do make sure to have a regularly scheduled and
predictable visitation schedule with your children. 6.
Do have a comfortable and stable living arrangement at
your home. 7.
Do have a special place for your children's toys and
belongings during visiting time. 8.
Do support and be positive about your children's
relationship with the other parent. 9.
Do include the other parent in important decisions and
events in your child's life. 10.
Do
make time to let your children be themselves and forget the divorce for a while. DON'TS
1.
Do not badmouth the other parent to your children, or
to anyone else in their presence. 2.
Don't send messages to the other parent through your
children. 3.
Do not have arguments or fights with your spouse or
others in the presence of the children 4.
Don't ask your children to keep secrets from the other
parent. 5.
Don't be overly generous (or less strict) in an effort
to win your children's approval. 6.
Don't ask your children for information about the other
parent. 7.
Do not put the children in a position to choose sides. 8.
Don't threaten to withhold child support or maintenance
from the other parent if they refuse to give visitation time.
9.
Do not make appointments for your child when they are
scheduled to be with you’re the other parent 10.
Do
not ever miss a scheduled visit with your children. |
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