Her mom and dad would embrace often, smile at each other, and even hold hands. They seemed happy and in love. And, then one day, when she was ten years old, they sat her down and said they didn’t love each other anymore and hadn’t for a long time. They told her they couldn’t stay married, and her dad moved out the next day.
My friend was completely blindsided, confused, and heartbroken.
So, what can we learn from this? For starters, disagreements are NOT a BAD thing for our kids to witness–when we handle them in a healthy way. Here are 5 things that we teach our kids every time they see us disagree…
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