How do you tell your children about the decision to separate? Steps to maintain safety

Psychological expert Anne Busho, who specializes in family therapy, recommends, via Psychology Today, that the goal of this conversation should be to reassure the children, not explain the reasons for divorce.

Among her most prominent tips: preparing in advance and choosing a quiet time to conduct the dialogue, unifying the message between the parents through a joint conversation that gives the child a feeling of stability, avoiding blaming or recounting the details of the dispute, while using neutral phrases, clarifying what will change and what will remain in their daily lives, confirming that the separation is not their fault, while giving them space to express their feelings.

Bushu concludes that divorce does not mean the collapse of the family, but rather its restructuring on new foundations dominated by love, care and understanding.