What Are Your Rights at Home as a Child?
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Children have the right to both parents, to be heard, to know what is happening and to a safe home. Five rights you have as a child, explained simply.
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Welcome to your place for life in two homes!
Are you wondering what it’s like to live with parents who have separated? Or maybe you want to read about others who also live under two roofs? Here, you’ll find the best articles for kids and teens who want to understand more about life with divorced parents.
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The Benefits of Living in Two Homes for Children
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Two homes can be a good thing for kids: more one-on-one time with each parent, more caring adults around, special traditions, and a calmer everyday life.
Here's What Researchers Say About Alternate Living
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Most children do well living in two homes, research shows, though not all. What researchers say about alternate living and how to talk to your parents.
How Are You Feeling? Support for Kids When Parents Divorce
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If your parents are getting divorced, it is never your fault, and things do get easier. Ideas for finding calm, a safe place of your own and a new normal.
Do You Need Someone to Talk To?
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If your parents have separated and you need someone to talk to, here are safe places for kids and teens to turn: Bris, UMO and Jourhavande Kompis.
Can I Decide Where I Want to Live?
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You always have the right to say where you want to live, and from age 12 your view carries more weight. What the law says and what your parents must do.
It’s Okay to Say Everything Isn’t Okay
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If your parents are divorcing, you don't have to pretend everything is fine. Advice for kids on parents who ask too much, badmouth each other, or fight.
How Parents Might React When They Split Up
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For children and teenagers: why parents get angry, sad, restless or shut down after a divorce, what the feelings mean, and why things usually calm down.
How Divorce Works
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What actually happens when parents divorce, in three stages: the time before they tell you, moving between two homes, and life settling into a new normal.
Benefits of Every-Other-Week Living for Children
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Is living every other week good for children? The upsides kids themselves mention: more time with both parents, more adults around, and a calmer home.
I Feel Safe Having a Big Family in Two Homes
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What is it really like to grow up in two homes? Matilda, 18, on her blended family, missing a parent, step-siblings and what made her feel safe.
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