Joanne Norman

Talk So They Can Hear Joanne Norman

On many occasions parents seem to forget about the children. Communicating divorce to children is essential for stability. Some parents may decide not to tell the children they are divorcing. Through extensive research the decision not to tell children about divorce is a bad idea.

The focus here is not only about telling children about divorce. It is how divorce is communicated to children before, during, and after the divorce. Both parents should sit down with the children and help them understand that life for them will not be the same. There will be issues centered on child custody and residency among other things. None of these issues will be comfortable for children.

A great deal of research has been done. There is much more that can be done on the subject of communicating divorce to children. My hope is that future research would include children of color.