Children When Parents Divorce

"Children When Parents Are Divorced" deals with one of the most delicate situations in family life: parental separation and the impact divorce can have on children. Author Selvira Nazeraj places the child's emotional experience at the centre and looks at how adults can help them adapt to the new family reality.

The book helps readers understand what a child feels and thinks when their parents divorce, how their behaviour may change and why reactions can differ depending on age and the relationship with each parent. Attention is given to the child's need for emotional security, love, communication and continuity in the relationship with both parents.

Another important topic is how parents behave after the separation. Ongoing conflict, using the child as a go-between, speaking badly about the other parent or involving the child in adult problems can make divorce much harder emotionally.