Talking to teenagers

Are you divorcing or separating from your partner, this is what my teenage client’s say has helped? I won’t write about how hard it is to separate, you know that if you’re experiencing it. Here are the 10 things that has helped the separation go smoothly for the kids. For whatever reason, I know the following things are not always possible, I just thought I would share what my teenage clients think. These 10 things made the separation easier for the kids. 1)       Their feelings were heard and respected and they felt comfortable to ask about arrangements that directly affected them. 2)       The young person appreciated that mum and dad briefly told them if they were having a bad day because of it, so they didn’t wonder if some of the mood was due to them. 3)       They didn’t want to know every detail of the reasons for the separation particularly if there had been an affair. 4)  ...