If you can, you and your ex-partner should talk to your kids about your divorce together. This will help make sure that you don’t blame each other, and will give you both a chance to answer your children’s questions. Having you both there will help the children understand that they aren’t being abandoned. 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: