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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lisa Salmon

How to explain divorce to children – by age group

How to reassure a child if you and your partner are splitting up (Alamy/PA) -

Although official figures show divorces are decreasing in the UK, they still affect hundreds of thousands of children every year.

And that means divorcing parents have to explain what’s happening to their confused and/or upset youngsters – often when those parents are upset and confused themselves.

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