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<\/a>Most parents who choose divorce<\/a> mediation already understand that it is not the divorce itself, but the conflict surrounding divorce, that causes lasting trauma to children.<\/p>\nBut even parents who are making an effort to choose their words carefully when they talk about the other parent may not realize that another message is coming across.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s because 93 percent of all communication is nonverbal, according to a widely-accepted psychological study.\u00a0 When interpreting feelings and attitudes, people (including children) only take seven percent of their information from the words that are spoken.\u00a0 38 percent of the information is taken from tone of voice, and 55 percent of the information is taken from facial expressions and body language.<\/p>\n
That means that a simple \u201cYour mother will be here in an hour,\u201d said with a sigh, a head shake, or in a tightly controlled tone of voice will likely cause your child to feel the underlying conflict. (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Most parents who choose divorce mediation already understand that it is not the divorce itself, but the conflict surrounding divorce, that causes lasting trauma to children. But even parents who are making an effort to choose their words carefully when…<\/span><\/p>\n