Divorce is stressful enough without dragging your kids into financial worries. But what happens when your ex involves them in money conflicts, or they start picking up on financial stress?
Therapist and divorce coach Jill Barnett Kaufman shares how to protect your kids from financial anxiety while managing your own post-divorce money struggles.
Kids pick up on everything, including your stress about money. Jill shares expert insights on keeping kids out of financial drama, handling child support conversations, and ensuring they feel safe and secure no matter what’s going on behind the scenes.
What every parent needs to know:
🛑 Why hiding money stress from kids isn’t enough. They can still feel it.
🛑 How to keep kids out of money battles even when your ex doesn’t.
🛑 How to respond when your child says, “Dad says you took all his money.”
🛑 What’s okay and not okay to share with your children about money.
🛑 The best ways to talk about money without making kids anxious
🛑 How to handle “Disney Dad” situations when one parent spoils the kids while the other struggles.
🛑 What to do if your ex is using money as a weapon in co-parenting
Kids shouldn’t feel responsible for, or caught between, financial disputes. Jill shares practical ways to help children feel secure regardless of what’s happening behind the scenes.
Get Jill’s free resource, 8 Guidelines for Separated and Divorcing Parents: https://go.divorcecoachjill.com/8guidelines
