Sections
Resources
Section 1 – Introduction to how children respond to parental separation
How do children respond to parental separation?
Section 2 – How do children respond to parental separation?
It is worth remembering that the pain of separation is felt in many ways, not just by you but by your children.
Section 3 – Birth-2 years old
Children in this age group are highly dependent on their parents and are in the process of forming and cementing attachment bonds with their parents.
Section 4 – 2-5 years old
Pre-school children are likely to be become confused and thrown by changes in routines and are also likely to blame themselves when things go wrong.
Section 5 – 5-8 years old
They often have a strong wish to get their parents back together and will say and do things they hope will achieve this.
Section 6 – 8-12 years old
If children of this age are exposed to high levels of conflict between their parents they may try to solve the distress and confusion they feel by rejecting one parent.
Section 7 – 12-18 years old
There is a lot going on for teenagers emotionally, psychologically, biologically and neurologically.
141122 Rudd Centre GH YoungRes Conference Presentation FC2 2 – YouTube
Professor Gordon Harold talking about the impact of inter-parental conflict on children