How to Cope with Divorced Parents

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Avoid getting drawn into their conflict.. Maintain boundaries.. Tell your parents to get help.

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Avoid getting drawn into their conflict.

Step 1

Avoid getting drawn into their conflict.

2

Maintain boundaries.

Step 2

Maintain boundaries.

3

Tell your parents to get help.

Step 3

Tell your parents to get help.

4

Talk about your own future.

Step 4

Talk about your own future.

5

Talk to your siblings.

Step 5

Talk to your siblings.

6

Live your own life.

Step 6

Live your own life.

7

Plan ahead for special events.

Step 7

Plan ahead for special events.

8

Talk to someone you can speak freely with.

Step 8

Talk to someone you can speak freely with.

9

Try to focus on the positive.

Step 9

Try to focus on the positive.

10

Don't be too hard on yourself.

Step 10

Don't be too hard on yourself.

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Do not parent your parents.

Step 11

Do not parent your parents.

12

Refuse to pick sides.

Step 12

Refuse to pick sides.

13

Remove hurtful people from your life.

Step 13

Remove hurtful people from your life.

14

Don't compare your relationship to your parents'.

Step 14

Don't compare your relationship to your parents'.

15

Talk to a therapist.

Step 15

Talk to a therapist.

16

Keep in touch with both of your parents.

Step 16

Keep in touch with both of your parents.

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