I know very well that a serious break up is extremely tough and a hard thing to cope with. I was beforehand mislead to believe that when people break up, they break up for a relevant reason and they're always far more happier than they were before. I was unfortunately involved in a major family break up recently. It was my nan and grandad's infact. For some background information, this is what I know and what i have been told: My nan met my grandad 41 years ago. They got married four years later and moved to spain to live a 'better' life. This is where they had their three children, my mother and my two aunties. They had three children in the space of five ...  Read the complete review

You know, there are some things that I have all the experience necessary to write about, but I avoid like the plague. Things that I could wax not exactly lyrical about, but could offer so much personal information on, but that I choose to remain silent about. What am I on about? You tell me (I appreciate advice) . No, absolutely seriously for once (there's a rarity, I know), it's divorce and, in this case divorce and children. For those of you who do not know me, I have been a member of this site for 9 years now, and I used to be a frequent contributor. I used to think I wrote with occasional insight and a liberal dose of irreverance. You may agree. You may ...  Read the complete review

One thing which I hope is prevalent in my review writing is that my family mean the absolute world to me. My parents have passed their values to me and they have shaped the person that I am today. I watch programs like Supernanny and I see how children behave, I just know I wouldn't have dared to behave that way for my parents... make no mistake, we were dysfunctional in our own ways, but I think having a family, whether that be your blood relatives, parents, spouse, offspring, siblings, or whether it's a step family, or whether it's a home made family of people you care about and cohabit with, then I think everyone needs one for personal development and to make them in .  Read the complete review

Children and divorce are two things that just dont go together. When I was 13, my parents divorced, and it competely destroyed me. For a while, I went off the rails, and got into a lot of trouble, both in school and out of it. Looking back, I think that I could have handled the situation a lot better, and I suppose at the time, I kind of blamed myself, even though their seperation has nothing to with the way I was. My sister took quite well, but she was much older than me, and if I am honest, she was the one that got me through it and made me realise that my parents were different people and couldnt be together any more. My brother was only 4 when my parents divorced, so  Read the complete review

The effect of divorce on children has long been a debated question. I know about the effects of this because I have been through it as an adult. However, I have also been through the effects that warring parents have on growing children, as a child. The most important thing for the children when a marriage ends, is that they know that the whole mess is nothing to do with them. They have done nothing wrong. They also need to be reassured that both parents love them although they may not be getting along very well themselves. I am a great believer in letting older children know what is going on and not keeping ...  Read the complete review