I don't know how to tell my child I am getting divorced- help!

[Mumcjw119]

Does anyone have any techniques or ideas on giving your child bad news or real world situations in an easy way? My kids are three and five and my husband and I are going through divorce and I don't want to create any long lasting trauma or effects on the kids. How do you usually deal with situations like divorce or grief or any bad news in general with them?

Hi OP I'm in the same position and my children are also 5 and 3. We sat down and told them yesterday and followed this guide https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/all-grown/201510/how-talk-children-about-divorce

They didn't really seem to understand and I don't think they will until my ex moves out next week. Is your separation amicable? Ours is so we've made a big point of saying that we are still friends but we do t love each other like a mummy and daddy should. We stressed how much we still loved them and we tried to say it would be fun to have 2 homes etc. Good luck