Dating with Kids – What to Say and What to Do
In this world of divorces and various dating and life circumstances, there may come a point when you are going to have children and be dating. Contrary to what you may have heard, the two can mix.
What you need to realize with your children is that there are two rules to always abide by:
1. Always be honest.
2. Only tell them what they need to know.
Yes, when you’re starting to date again after divorcing their other parent (see my other post on that), you want to make sure they know that while you’re seeing other people, this doesn’t diminish the role of their ‘actual’ parent.
Let them know that you want to enjoy spending time with another person. It’s not that you don’t love their other parent, but that you want to see others.
From there, going into detail about why you aren’t with the other parent is unnecessary. If the child asks, diplomacy is going to be the best advice, especially when your child is young. What you can also do is let your actions speak louder than words.
Be nice to their other parent no matter what.
Be nice to the new dates you have, and introduce them to your children.
Listen to your child’s opinion of your dates.
This doesn’t have to be a sticky situation. What you need to do is to not make a big deal out of this dating situation and simply show your children how happy you are because of getting out of the house.
And how happy you are with them as a result. Smooth sailing.
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