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After the Divorce: 3 Things the
Kids Must Have
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* When in doubt, go back to the first two.
2. Predictability
Kids do much better when they can count on certain events happening day to day, week to week, month to month. During the chaos of a divorce, kids need to be able to count on certain things, such as contact with each parent, where they will be living, etc.
3. Consistency
A close cousin to predictability, consistency provides just as powerful a calming effect.
Kids always need parents to do what they say they are going to do. This is even a stronger need after dvorce.
Here is the way it works - the words about about the divorce not being their fault and Mom and Dad always loving them, are just that, words.
For kids, the way words become the reality is through predictably and consistently seeing the behavior match the words.
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