Parenting Through Crisis

How do I tell the kids?

This conversation will be one of the hardest you'll ever have, but your kids need truth delivered with love, not secrets that breed anxiety. The key i...

Should I stay together for the kids?

Here's the hard truth: staying in a toxic, conflict-filled [marriage](/answers/becoming-the-man/what-is-the-relationship-between-confession-and-defens...

What do I say when kids ask what's happening?

Your children already know something's wrong. They can feel the tension, see the tears, and sense the distance between their parents. The question isn...

How do I co-parent during this?

Co-parenting during a [marriage crisis](/answers/after-the-affair/is-this-demonic-attack-human-failing-or-both) requires you to compartmentalize your ...

She's turning the kids against me

I hear this from men every week, and the pain in their voices is unmistakable. Whether it's intentional manipulation or just her processing her anger ...

Kids are caught in the middle — how do I protect them?

Your children's [emotional safety](/answers/she-wants-out/what-is-primal-panic-and-is-that-what-shes-been-feeling) depends entirely on how you and you...

What if she wants to move away with the kids?

This is every father's worst nightmare - the threat of losing daily access to your children. Whether she's using this as leverage in arguments or she'...

How do I be a good dad through this?

Being a good dad through marital crisis means becoming your children's steady anchor when everything else feels unstable. Your kids are watching how y...