When Parents Hurt by Joshua Coleman PhD

Author:Joshua Coleman, PhD
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780061877230
Publisher: HarperCollins

“I regret not being able to do a better job protecting my children from my partner’s problems or my ex’s problems.”

Let’s look at these in more detail:

“I didn’t protect my child enough from my feelings about the other parent.”

Divorce creates endless opportunities to feel hurt, disappointed, and angry. It’s not unusual for there to be differences around alimony, child support, custody arrangements, pain about your children’s blame or rejection, jealousy over your ex’s new partner, and worries that the children will love your ex’s new partner more than they love you.

It’s also common for one of the parties to feel deeply rejected or disappointed that the marriage didn’t work out. If you initiated the divorce, you may still be feeling hurt or angry over the dynamics that caused you to leave. Some parents do a better job than others in protecting their children from these emotions. Those who don’t may find that their children are hurt or alienated by the experience, leading to wounds in their relationship with them.

Confiding your feelings or opinions to your children about the divorce or the other parent can create problems in your relationship with them because it:

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