Is your child feeling confused? Does your child withdraw from family and friends? Do you hear your child crying and hardly see them smile? Does your child tend to blame themselves for the separation? Or, maybe your child seems fine, but refuses to share feelings with you?
If you have answered yes to any of these questions, your child may be needing professional care to help adjusting to your separation. It is not unusual for children to become withdrawn and reluctant to talk to you about their feelings for fear of upsetting you. Your child may be feeling torn and struggle showing support to you for fear of this meaning betraying your ex-partner.
Adjusting to changes can be difficult at best of times, but adjusting to a new way of life can often be puzzling and overwhelming. It is hard for you as a parent to navigate through this new phase and feel on top of everything needing to happen. For your child it can often be a very unsettling time and full of uncertainty.
Our Vida Psychologists have experience in supporting children in their family during and after a separation.