When a divorcing
parent feels jealous and insecure, he or she often attempts to control the other spouse's relationship with their children.
I have never felt jealous, but I find myself trying to be very sensitive in the things I say and pictures I send to hopefully not make their birth
parents feel jealous.
Not exact matches
Furthermore, when a certain
parent is
jealous of the time that the child spends with the other
parent, the child
feels conflicted and he / she is forced to pick sides.
You may be upset with your body because it «failed» you or you may find yourself
feeling jealous and angry with friends who are pregnant or
parenting little ones.
It was a concern of mine, and many
parents who are adjusting to 2, that my first son, Jack, would
feel left out or
jealous.
I turned away from her, secretly
jealous that she could
feel so confident about her
parenting choices.
This book touches on the fact that no matter what you do as
parents, your children are going to
feel jealous or that things are unfair sometimes.
It may be reassuring to know that it is normal for your older child to
feel jealous and threatened by the arrival of their new sibling and many
parents find that their older child needs a lot of attention around this time.
However, divorcing
parents often
feel jealous if their children form a close...
Children need to
feel loved by both their
parents, but if they get too close to their divorcing father, their mother may
feel threatened and the divorcing father may
feel jealous if the children get too close to their mother.
However, divorcing
parents often
feel jealous if their children form a close bond with one
parent and the children often
feel jealousy when a divorced
parent begins dating.
Moreover, children in happy married families rarely
feel jealous of their
parents.
A divorcing
parent often
feels jealous when their children establish a close relationship with the other
parent.
If the
parents choose litigation and one of them later
feel jealousy toward their children, the
jealous parent should see a counselor about their jealousy.
The
parent may criticize their children because of his or her
jealous feelings, and the negative messages have a damaging effect on the children's emotional development, making the children
feel they are «not good enough» to deserve love.
Though you may
feel lonely,
jealous, or like you have lost control, it is important not to encroach on or interfere with your ex's
parenting time.