Earlier this month, two of Kate Gosselin's children were expelled from kindergarten, and were being homeschooled. See my previous post here. Kate now reports to CNN that the children have had a rough year, and were acting out due to pressure and "divorce anger." Click here to read the article.
I've posted before about the warning signs for children here. And, I've talked of how you can help your children develop new traditions for the holidays here. I think the most important lesson of all, in the midst of divorce, is that no matter what changes, you always love your children.
If you can tell your children, and remind your children, that in the midst of everything, no matter what, you love them, and that will never change, I believe that you and the children can work though anything. Not that there won't be bumps in the road, and tears, and anger, and probably lots of anger.
I've dealt with hundreds of divorced parents over the years, and I'm a divorced parent myself. I've seen what a consistent demonstration of love can do for a child's self-esteem. I do believe that children feeling loved, and knowing they are loved, no matter what the circumstances, makes for well-developed healthy children, who grow up to be well-developed, healthy, self-sufficient adults.
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