For parents with young children, going through a divorce requires many adjustments. Attorney Jeannine, a divorce lawyer at The Law Office and Mediation Center of Jeannine M. Talbot, in Torrington, CT, discusses ways to ease the transition.

Here are some steps to help your children cope with the changes that come during the first year after your divorce:

• Make New Traditions: Face that first Thanksgiving or Christmas without your spouse by starting a new tradition, such as asking your children to create something that symbolizes what they are grateful for. Announce the plans far enough in advance to give everyone planning and creating time. They might write a poem, draw a picture, compose music, or demonstrate a talent you didn’t know they had. You should participate too and notice how it takes your mind off of what you think you have lost. Let everyone share their creations at an appropriate time, perhaps after dinner.
• Pay Attention To Your Children: Reassure your children that the divorce is not their fault and that you love them through your words and actions. Talk to your divorce lawyer about informing your child’s teachers that the family has gone through a divorce, and ask teachers to notify you of any changes in your children’s behavior.
• Spend Less Money And More Time Together: Divorce might shrink your budget, but in the long run, your children will remember the time you spent together, not the money. Do simple things together, like walking on the beach, a sandwich picnic in the park, or baking cookies from scratch. If you have more than one child, plan one-on-one time as well as family events.

At The Law Office and Mediation Center of Jeannine M. Talbot, Attorney Jeannine draws on her more than 20 years as a divorce lawyer and mediator attorney when advising divorcing parents. You can count on her compassionate and practical legal counsel to get you through the first year of divorce and on your way to joyous living. 

Move through your divorce with confidence. Contact The Law Office and Mediation Center of Jeannine M. Talbot, in Torrington, CT, today. Visit her website or call (860) 482-9004 to schedule an appointment.