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Telling the Kids
Focused Member Brief
Parenting & Family
Telling the Kids
Give age-appropriate truth without pulling children into adult conflict.
Your action sequence
Start here
Do these in order. Stop when the situation changes enough that the next step no longer fits.
1
Plan the message before the conversation.
2
Explain what changes and what does not.
3
Repeat that the child did not cause the separation or loss.
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