The separation of parents is a very delicate situation in any family, especially when there are small children involved. If adults do not carry out the process well, those who are most affected are usually the children.
I have read some very interesting conclusions about divorce and children by Bárbara Figueiredo, a professor at the University of Minho de Braga (Portugal).
He points out that the most conflictive age in boys to face a divorce is between 3 and 5 years old and that boys suffer more than girls from separating their parents, especially if there is discord.
It is logical that in a first stage of separation the child feels sad, longs for his family life, suffers uncertainty and bewilderment in the face of a new situation that he does not understand.
When moving, the place of residence is changed, changes of school and friends are when the main problems are manifested because the child "does not know what awaits him" and faces an unknown situation that may be difficult to assimilate.
To do this, parents should avoid violent discussions and situations in front of their children and accompany them throughout the process to make it as painful as possible.
So that the child is not debated between two completely different worlds, the best option is shared custody and that both parents establish the same or as similar rules as possible in the house of mom and dad.
