
Helping Your Children Process Their Story as They Grow: Age-Appropriate Truth-Telling and Family Narrative
As your children grow, their questions about the divorce, the abuse, and their family history will evolve—answering with age-appropriate honesty while avoiding badmouthing, validating their experience without burdening them with adult details, supporting their relationship with the other parent even when problematic, providing therapy when needed, and helping them develop their own narrative that integrates truth with healing.