What Parents Need to Know About Divorce’s Impact on Kids with Dr. Erica Komisar
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Dr. Erica Komisar discusses how parents can navigate divorce while prioritizing their children's emotional security.
What if your divorce could be a pathway to preserving your child’s emotional security? In this episode of Divorce Dialogues, Dr. Erica Komisar, psychoanalyst and author of The Parents' Guide to Divorce, joins Katherine Miller in exploring how parents can navigate the emotional complexities of divorce while prioritizing their children's well-being. They discuss the impact of separation on kids and the importance of fostering an amicable co-parenting environment, even in challenging circumstances. Tune in for crucial insights on how parents can navigate separation while prioritizing their children's well-being and avoiding common emotional pitfalls that can make a lasting difference for children in divorce. In this episode, you’ll learn: Valuable insights on how to avoid common mistakes parents make during divorce; The best practice to protect children from adult pain; and How to find ways to preserve family stability. Highlights: (00:00) Meet Dr. Erica Komisar (01:31) How Divorce Lands for Kids Emotionally (05:52) Not Forgetting the Children in the Conversation (10:13) What Children of Divorce Wish Their Parents Knew (18:40) Staying and Separating, and Both Their Consequences…
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