Many families have a number of traditions and routines for birthdays, major holidays and summer vacations. After divorce, a number of those family traditions are reduced or even eliminated altogether, from traveling to seeing in-laws over winter holidays to summer camping trips. When there are children involved, maintaining some sense of holiday tradition will help them feel secure after their parents are divorced.<\/p>\n
While in the midst of negotiating a divorce or dissolving a marriage in court, often parents are too busy and overwhelmed to also examine and hammer out the details of how children’s birthday celebrations, major holidays and other life events will play out going forward.<\/p>\n
It makes sense for parents to sit down with their children early on and discuss what they consider significant family traditions. Children and parents can map out ways in which to maintain the spirit of those traditions with the understanding that, while the event won’t (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Many families have a number of traditions and routines for birthdays, major holidays and summer vacations. After divorce, a number of those family traditions are reduced or even eliminated altogether, from traveling to seeing in-laws over winter holidays to summer…<\/span><\/p>\n