How to Become a Foster Parent by HowExpert

Author:HowExpert
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: How To Become a Foster Parent
Publisher: HowExpert

The children, seeing this situation and the havoc they are causing think "aha, we get rid of [the step parent] and our own parents will get back together again." And yes, it does not matter how awful the absent parent might have been to the children, they will still want him or her in preference to the step parent - it is just a fact of life.

It also doesn't matter how long the biological parents have been separated, or that the absent parent might already have another partner themselves; children still like to fantasize that their own biological parents will get back together.

So, the children repeat their behaviors that cause the row between the parents, in the hope that the parents will split up and things can go, in the mind of the child at least, back to normal with their biological parents.

Now this isn't necessarily logical - in fact in most cases it isn't. But it makes sense to the child and this is what you, as parents need to understand.

Children have very "black and white" ideal standards. They often don't see the making up part of adult arguments so in their head they are waging a war (and winning) that will see their step parents leave the family home, and the biological parent return. It is honestly is that simple - to the children?

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