Helping Children to Grieve Separation and Divorce
4. Show your children how you are growing healthier.
As with everything else, your actions will be more convincing than your words.
Visit “Finishing Your Grieving” for some ideas on dealing with your own hurt and grief.
Your children need to see that you are stronger and that people can work through their deepest wounds.
Show Extra TipWe all need examples of people who have successfully negotiated obstacle courses facing us. Remember to spend time with people with good divorces. Notice what they’ve done to give themselves and their children the best future possible.
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.”
—Helen Keller