Children whose parents are splitting up
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This article is for children and young people whose parents have split up or are splitting up. This is not unusual, in fact 1 in 3 children aged under 16 will experience their parents splitting up.
The important thing to remember is that it is not your fault if your parents split up. There are lots of reasons why parents might split up. Usually it’s because one or both of them have decided that they aren’t happy being together anymore. Whatever the reason, it is because of a problem in their relationship, and not because of anything you have done.
You should also remember that even when parents don’t love each other any more, they still love their children. Instead of thinking of your family breaking up, you might find it easier to think of it as changing shape. Both of your parents will still be your family, it will just be a different kind of family.
For example, one parent will probably live in a different place now, but you will still see them and have a relationship with them...
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