# Helping children heal after divorce

> Helping children heal after divorce: respect routines, keep family conflict low, support safe parenting time, and ease transitions between two homes.

Page URL: https://lawcoachbc.ca/helping-children-heal-after-divorce/

October 15, 2019. By Lori Denman-Underhill, Content Director for coParenter.

## Children’s needs

- Respect children’s needs for routine, stability, love, and belonging with both parents.
- Keep conflict low among members of the family.
- Plan equal access to both parents when the child feels safe with both.

Joint or shared parenting reduces conflict between divorced parents.

## Changes after divorce

- Avoid moving or remarrying too soon after divorce.
- Consider counseling for children if major changes cannot be avoided.

## Time with each parent

Holidays, birthdays, and special occasions can bring loyalty conflicts.

- Respect children’s time with each parent and avoid interfering with it.
- Ease transitions between the two homes and communicate non-adversarially about family matters.

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