And that also means keeping the best relationship I can manage to keep with their dad so we can do the coparenting thing and give them some 'family' experiences from time to time.
The research seems to show that most of the documented impacts of divorce on children can be prevented by harmonious coparenting Rs. It seems that it's the conflict between the parents that ends up causing most of the damage in the long run. So that is good news for us...there IS hope for minimizing the impact of divorce on our children and the past research isn't necessarily that relevant for those of us whose children have involved fathers with whom we can collaborate with
me: 42 | STBXH: 41 | T: 18 | M: 10 | separation: Jan 3, 2010 | they deserve better: S7 & D4 current thread: http://tinyurl.com/3y8sxcp .: first breathe, then heal, then start LIVING :.
