6 Ways to Communicate It’s Okay to Love Both Parents

After a split, you need to let your kids know they can still love both of you

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Regardless of your kids’ ages, divorce will throw their entire life into turmoil and question. One thing some kids question is whether it’s okay to love both parents. It might be a teen who knows one parent cheated and feels like it’s a betrayal to continue loving that parent. It might be a little one who feels guilty loving the parent who moved out even though they can’t explain why.

Either way, your kids need reassurance. They need to know they can still love both of you and that neither of you is going to be upset about that. But it can be hard to communicate that sometimes, especially if there’s a lot of animosity between you and your ex.

But there are some simple things you can do that won’t require a lot from you, yet will tell your kids loud and clear that loving both parents is not only okay, but encouraged.

Listen when they talk about their other parent

Yes, I know the last thing you want to hear is anything about your ex. But your kids have a pretty small world, and you and your ex make up the majority of it. So unless you want them giving you a play-by-play of the things you do, you…