Children and Divorce Questions

Children and Divorce Questions regarding how the divorce would affect the personal life

Children usually ask the following questions to their parents. The questions are about how the divorce would impact their personal lives.

• Are you mad at me?
• Is it my fault that you are being divorced?
• Will all the people around us know about it?
• Will my friends know about it?
• What should I tell my friends?
• Where will my stuff be placed?
• Will I have 2 bedrooms in the 2 houses?
• Do I have to alter my school?
• Will I have to move out of this house?
• Where will my brother and sister stay?
• Can I stay with my brother and sister?
• Where will Daddy stay?
• Where will Mummy stay?
• Where will I stay?

Children and Divorce Questions asked to the departing parent

Children ask the parent who is leaving the house some of the following questions.

• Will you still love me?
• Will we remain close in the future?
• Will you come to see how I play in baseball games, soccer games etc?
• Will you drive me to visit my friends?
• When I come to your house, can I see my old friends?
• Can I leave some of my stuff in your house?
• Will I be given a room in your house?
• Can I stay overnight in your house?
• Will I be able to meet you?
• Where will you stay?

Children and Divorce Questions that arise due to worry

• Will we become poor?
• Will I be able to meet and talk with all my relatives?
• Do I have to take somebody’s side?
• Did I behave in a faulty manner?
• How should I answer my friends?
• Can I speak over the phone with daddy and / or mummy when I feel so?
• Can I see daddy and / or mummy when I want to?
• Can I decide when and where I want to live?
• Who will take my responsibility?

Divorce Questions regarding children asked by parents to counselors

• What steps should I take to ease my children during the divorce phase?
• My child has little reaction to our divorce. Does this imply that the child is performing fine?
• What information should I divulge to my children?
• How should I speak with my children?

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