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Here
are some possible reactions of children facing separation
issues:
-
 feel
torn between both parents
- preoccupied
with feelings of anger, loss, guilt, rejection,
sadness, loneliness
- worried
about never seeing one parent or the other
- feel
responsible for the divorce
- believe
that one parent doesn't love them anymore
- angry
with one parent for making the other parent
leave
- fantasize
that absent parent will return
- anxious
when schedule for contact with each parent is
unpredictable
- blame
parent for the divorce
- uncooperative
- have
difficulty concentrating
- experience
intense longing for absent parent
- take
on adult roles, feel protective of parents
- feel
deprived and are often more demanding
- have
difficulty sharing time or possessions
- maintain
wish, often unspoken, for parents'
reconciliation
- try
to control others and/or situations
- fearful
of being abandoned or replaced by parents' new
partners or
new siblings
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