- They want both parents to stay involved in his/her life. They want them to write letters, make phone calls, and ask lots of questions. When parents don't stay involved, the child feels like they are not important and that they don't really love them.
- They want their parents to stop fighting and work hard to along with each other. They want them to agree on situations that involve them. The child feels that they did something wrong and begin feeling guilty when both parents are fighting about the child.
- The child wants to love them both and be able to enjoy the time that the child spends with each parent. The child wants the parents to support them and the time that they spend with each one. If either parent acts jealous or upset, the child feels like they need to choose a side and love one parent more than the other.
- They want both parents to be able to communicate directly so the child want have to send messages back and forth.
- When one parent talks about the other parent, they want them to say only nice things or they rather not hear it at all because when mean and unkind things are about the other parent, the child feels like they are expected to take sides.
- Every child wants both parents to be part of their lives. They count on their mom and dad to raise them, teach them what is important, and to help them with their problems.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
What Children Want from their Parents After Divorce
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