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6 Tips for Shielding Children from Divorce Backlash

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Sometimes signing the papers is just the start of problems in some divorces.

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Divorce can be ugly, especially if partners are separating on difficult terms. It’s easy for children to get caught in the middle, even when the divorce is quiet and civil.

Statistics show that children from divorced families tend to suffer higher emotional distress than those from stable homes. In fact, according to , 85 percent of children with

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