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Children of divorce: the effects of divorce on children

Divorced parents who love their kids don't use them as pawns to hurt one another. The children have been hurt enough.
Ann Landers

Children usually feel a lot of pain and inner conflict during and after divorce.

Kids often feel responsible for the break-up of the marriage - even more so when they see that so much of the fighting is about them (child custody, visitation, child support).

Children would love nothing better than to be loyal to both parents. Unfortunately, in many adversarial divorces, they feel a lot of pressure to side with one parent or another.

Whether or not your children say it or show it, you can be sure they are deeply affected by the divorce and the struggles around it.

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