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About your children, when it comes to divorce

Contributed by Amanda Bach


        When their parents divorce, many kids face the intimidating prospect of relocation. Whether one of the parents is moving out of town or the children are leaving a familiar home, relocation is difficult and stressful.

        The State Bar of Texas Family Law Section has created a 10-minutes video, "Divorce and Relocation: Families at Distance", to educate parents and law professionals about relocation's effects on kids. Children of all ages describe their experiences on the video, clearly revealing the stress that relocation can cause.

        The video also offers some tips for parents to ease the strain of relocation:

        Keep in touch. The parent who does not live with the child should visit the child's school, attend games or other important events, and routinely call or email the child. It's important for the faraway parent to maintain a relationship with the child.

        Don't forget extended family. A child may lose contact with part of his or her extended family due to relocation. Keeping grandparents, aunts, uncles or other extended family involved affirms to the child that he or she is cared for, even in these difficult times.

        Let your child speak openly about his or her feelings. The child experiencing relocation feels confused, sad and possibly angry. Let him or her know that it's OK to feel this way and that it's OK to miss the relocated parent.

        Reassure your son or daughter. Though you and your spouse have split up, let your child know that both of you still love him or her.

        To order Divorce and Relocation: Families at a Distance, visit the State Bar of Texas Family Law Section's Website at www.sbotfam.org/publications.html

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Contributor - Amanda Bach is co-founder and co-creator of SingleMom.com. The co-creator currently resides in California and Washington, DC. She was raised by a single mom and so she learned it first hand how difficult it was to watch her mom struggled everyday life. And that is the main reason she co-founded SingleMom.com to create this wonderful Website/organization. Her energy, natural creative ability and superior business intuition make her contributions to this website immeasurable. As you know, lots of tough decisions are made as a parent, let alone as a single parent. Her hobbies include volunteer, Internet, reading, ballet, traveling, snowboarding, and especially wine & food.
 


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