Positive Parenting Through Divorce with Sarah Armstrong S6 E94

Here are some tips to dispel the myths of the miserable divorce, how to talk to children and promote a good divorce, which is one in which the children come first: ● Show your success and happiness with your head held high. Attend your children’s events and school meetings with your ex, gracefully acknowledge your children’s time spent with your ex as an important time for development for your children, and focus on self-care for yourself.  ● Half-truths about your divorce can mutate and spin out of your reach. Share your situation with a limited number of people, especially at work and among friends too, so that you can control the flow of information and protect your children from misinformation about the details of your divorce.  ● Children are impressionable regardless of their age. When telling children, generally less is more and simpler is better. In the best divorces Sarah has witnessed, the children are unaware of why their parents got divorced.   ● Gossips fuel the myth of the inadequate divorced parent. Surround yourself with “energy givers,” Sarah says, not energy takers, which is what gossips are. Don’t imbibe them.  Sarah offers inspiring personal stories of how she worked with her ex-husband to structure their divorce, and she provides sage advice for taking practical steps to work toward a good divorce.  Sarah Armstrong is the author of The Mom's Guide to a Good Divorce: What to Think Through When Children Are Involved. She is also Google’s v-p of global marketing operations and is based in San Francisco. FIND HER HERE: https://momsguidetogooddivorce.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-mom-s-guide-to-a-good-divorce/ https://www.facebook.com/SMAauthor/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message