Divorce is one of the biggest upheavals a family can face. Divorce can be challenging for adults, but children may not fully understand everything that is going on. According to the law firm Wilkinson & Finkbeiner, almost 50 percent of all marriages in the United States will end in divorce or separation. A report from the national independent Vanier Institute of the Family indicated that the divorce rate actually dropped to 5.6 per 1,000 married people in 2020 in Canada, the lowest number since 1973. But at the same time, this data does not reflect couples who live together and are not married but splitting up.
With mindful steps, parents getting divorced can reduce the emotional toll on their kids and help them adapt and thrive when they learn their parents are divorcing. Here are some ways to help kids process and adapt to divorce and separation.
