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How protecting children with lies can backfire

I lie to my kids about everything being fine while their dad and I are getting divorced, and I can see them becoming anxious and confused by the fake normalcy.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Children often sense what we're hiding, and our attempts to shield them can create more anxiety than age-appropriate honesty would.

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