Moving on after a divorce can be difficult both on parents and on their children. Crystal Lambert-Schroeder of Lambert Law Office in Vancouver Washington wants to help by passing along a few tips. As the adults, you and your ex-spouse will need to step up and put your children first after your divorce.
First of all, we highly recommend trying to discuss the issues revolving around the children in a calm and productive manner before entering into the divorce process. You and your ex-partner should try to come to something of an agreement, and understand that doing what is best for the children needs to take top priority. In order to do so, try focusing on the children’s perspective and asking yourselves some of these important questions:
- How can we best support our children during this difficult time?
- How can we minimize the damage, emotional and spiritual, inflicted in our children due to our impending divorce?
- How can we show our love and support for them as they navigate through these changes? Understand and express that they didn’t ask for or create these issues.
- What can we do to boost their self-confidence and sense of security through the changes ahead?
- Who can provide the least traumatic home experience for the children and how much time would it be best that they spend there?
- Consider how your children might look back on this divorce a year from now? Five years from now? Ten years from now? Will they understand?
- How can we make life better for our children after the divorce than it was before?
This article is indebted to the Child-Centered Divorce Blog. If you are headed for a divorce and want one of Vancouver Washington’s most trusted family lawyers to help you through the process, contact us today at Lambert Law Office.