Top Ten things children say
about their family break-up
- I felt very sad and worried
- I didn’t want my parents to split up
- I loved both my parents
- I didn’t know what was going to happen to me
- I wanted to spend as much time as possible with each of my parents
- I didn’t really understand what was happening and wanted to know more
- I shouldn’t have been asked to choose between my parents
- I didn’t like one parent saying bad things about the other
- Everyone in my family court case had an agenda and kept on until I said what they wanted
- I wanted to spend more time with my father/grandparents/others I loved
For Kids Sake is collecting and collating data on what children say
about their family break-up. Please share with us any further
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experienced a family break-up as a child.
What children say about family courts
