When parents make the decision (usually not an easy one) to divorce, their world is changed and will continue to change until the dust has settled and life moves along. The family is not ending (yet many children and parents fear that it is), but it is changing shape, going through “restructuring” and when this occurs, everyone experiences a painful and traumatic process.
Parents and child feel powerful emotions from deep sadness to fear and anger. It is unfortunate that so much change must be managed during the initial period of great vulnerability; this is one of the difficult realities of separation and divorce.