How to communicate with your children when you're going through a divorce

Abstract

The Gemara (Gittin 90a-b) states, “Anyone who divorces his first wife – even the Altar sheds tears.” Yet, the reality is, divorce happens. When it’s time to tell the children you’ll be getting divorced, what do you say? To a child, understanding that their parent has been in an unviable marriage may not be readily apparent. Whether the children are fully grown with children of their own, or whether the children are still young, it won’t be easy.