This article was written by Brittany LaFleur, LCPC-S, RPT. Brittany is a child & adolescent therapist, parent-coach, divorce coach and mediator & child specialist in collaborative divorce cases.     Links to some of the research: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15374424jccp1901_4 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2300522/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/24576133 https://www.apa.org/topics/divorce-child-custody/healthy#:~:text=When%20kids%20are%20involved,marriages%20instead%20of%20splitting%20up. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-divorce-bad-for-children/