| If you're a divorced parent, avoid these 3 mistakes | | | | the other parent. This increases your child's contempt |
| and create these 3 solutions when building character | | | | for the things you say. This earns your child's |
| in your child. Your child will reward you with respect, | | | | disrespect for you. Attempting to get your child to |
| trust, and love. My parents divorced. At the time my | | | | take your side: This puts your child in the painful |
| father confided, "It's just like a woman. When a man | | | | middle. This causes your child to fight your attempts. |
| finally puts some money aside, his wife wants half | | | | This encourages your child to take your "ex's" side. |
| and gets a divorce." Dad forgot his part in causing | | | | Fighting with your "ex" in front of your child: This |
| the divorce. He forgot I was female, like my mother, | | | | causes your child's pain to deepen. This fuels your |
| and he forgot I loved my mother too. If you're a | | | | child's anger. This increases your child's insecurity and |
| divorced parent, do you love your child more than | | | | loneliness. 3 Solutions Divorced Parents Need to |
| you hate your ex-partner? Are you acting badly and | | | | Embrace for Building Character in Their Child: See |
| would like to stop? Do you want to ease your child's | | | | things from your child's viewpoint. Hold your tongue in |
| pain? If so, begin building character in yourself. Half | | | | front of your child. Work on building your own |
| your child's genes come from the other parent. This | | | | character. If you're a divorced parent remember that |
| creates a serious bond between your child and your | | | | half your child's genes draw from your former |
| "ex." When you put down your former partner, your | | | | partner. Building character needs a balanced approach: |
| child feels put down too. Below are 3 mistakes and 3 | | | | Let go of talking hatefully. Let go of putting your |
| solutions divorced parents need to consider. 3 | | | | child in the middle. Let go of fighting in front of your |
| Mistakes Divorced Parents Need to Avoid for Building | | | | child. You'll earn your child's respect. You'll earn your |
| Character in Their Child: Talking hatefully about the | | | | child's trust. You'll earn your child's love. You'll be |
| other parent: This encourages your child's support for | | | | building character too. |