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1) Introduction

2) Effects on the parents

Confronting your emotions

Inappropriate behavior

For the one living with the children

For the one not living with the children

Treat yourself well

Managing your emotions

Acceptance and adjustment

Tips to treat yourself well

3) My children

Reaction towards parents' separation/divorce in different ages

How to assist children to adapt to the separated lives

What will help the children most - things that parents can do

You should seek professional help if you have the below problems

Q & A - how to answer your children's questions

Handbook for Parents 1
Impact of separation and divorce

 

2) Effects on the parents

 

When two people come together in marriage, none of them will wish to see the end. So when divorce becomes the only solution, it can have different levels of impact to different people. You may experience a roller coaster type of emotional ride, loneliness and lingering pain that don’t go away in just a blink of an eye. This can bring unexpected changes in life and cause you to consistently adjust yourself to it. Overtime, it will lead to a tiring mind and body.


You may encounter different levels of grief and transformation, ranging from losing your relationships with your extended family and friends, a shift in parenting role and/or to a change in living or financial status. Understanding what this split can bring will strengthen your ability to accept and manage your own emotion. It also helps you realise your child might have experienced a painful process like their parents.
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