Children Quote by John Irving

I have long believed that what most affects a child is not the divorce, per se, but how it is handled

— Dennis Prager

Divorce is not easy, but if you genuinely put your kids first, that dictates the civility you should show each other. What example are…

— Dawn French

As complicated as joint custody is, it allows the delicious contradiction of having children and maintaining the intimacy of life-before-kid s.

— Delia Ephron

It was one of those ridiculous arrangements that couples make when they are separating, but before they are divorced - when they still imagine…

— John Irving

“It has consistently been shown that when parents can contain their conflict, manage their own emotions, and do their job of parenting well, their…

— JoAnne Pedro-Carroll

I think the key for a child to do well in a divorce is, very simply, you have to be honest with them.

— Dale Archer

When parents are educated about how not to involve children in their conflicts and co-parent amicably, a lot of the ill effects of divorce…

— Stephanie Coontz

What parents need to make clear to their children post-divorce is that whoever comes into their lives is not a threat to the children…

— Pooja Bedi

“In taking our marital arguments upstairs to avoid exposing the children to strife, we accidentally deprived them of chances to witness how two people…

— Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman

Those who have gone through a divorce know the pain and special challenges of raising a child under such circumstances.

— Mike McGavick

Certainly it may, under present imperfect conditions, often be a duty not to destroy the outward form of marriage for the sake of the…

— Ellen Key

One of the tragic consequences of divorce is that the kids are legally obligated by the courts to spend a fixed amount of time…

— C.D. Payne