If you can, you and your ex-partner should talk to your kids about your divorce together. This will make sure you don’t blame each other. It will give you both a chance to answer the children’s questions. Having you both there will help the children understand that they are not being abandoned. But if you and your ex-partner can’t sit down and talk to the kids without fighting, it’s better if you talk to them separately.
Here are some tips for when and where to tell the children: