The Do’s and Dont’s of Divorce
A divorce is an unusually stressful and difficult time for all involved. Each spouse may at times be tempted to act in a less than rational or appropriate manner. Please read these do’s and don’ts and carefully refer to them as necessary:
- Do unto your spouse as you would have them do unto you.
- Please consider the reaction to determine if the action is beneficial.
- Do not alienate the children from the other parent. Children need to love both parents regardless of how the parents feel about each other.
- Do not discuss your marital problems with your children. Please remember that you are the adults, with adult resources to handle the stress; they are chidren, with only a children’s capacity to live with conflict. Urging a child directly or indirectly to take your negative feelings may have long term negative consequences.
- Keep or maintain trust at all costs.
- Do pick up and return children at the time you have agreed upon. Once that trust is broken, it is extremely difficult to regain.