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Parental conflict
Excerpted from Growing Up With Divorce, by Neil Kalter, Ph.D.
"While this 'friendly' divorce may be enormously reassuring to youngsters, it poses another more subtle problem. For many children it becomes more difficult to understand the need for a divorce....
"A moderate level of conflict between parents is surprisingly helpful to youngsters as they begin the task of coming to terms with the reality and finality of their parents' divorce."
And I think I might just agree. It kinda makes sense to me.
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Can someone please....
explain "moderation" to BM...;)
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...It's about learning to dance in the rain."
Ha, haha
yeah - ditto Colorado Girl!!!!
I guess I have a unique situation...
BM HATES it when there is conflict. She TRIES so hard to be DH's "FRIEND"... like, an actual FRIEND, so when they DO argue, she gets REALLY upset. When all I have to say is, it is healthy and needed. A reminder of why they got divorced, and will help SS to understand why his parents aren't together. Funny she HATES conflict with us, but it is her actions that cause the animosity?! Try to figure THAT one out.
Daddys Gurl
CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?
If we could figure them out....
then we wouldn't be here on this awesome site finding wonderful people to talk to and support for each other!!
Oh so very
TRUE!
Daddys Gurl
CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?