At Sparrow Counseling, located in Birmingham, AL, we often get questions from parents who have made the decision to move forward with divorce regarding telling their children. We want to make that easier by providing the 5 W's of telling your children about your divorce.

Sara Hadgraft, the Executive Director from Sparrow Counseling, did a podcast with Seth Nelson on “How to split the Toaster”. She’s a licensed marriage and family therapist and a licensed professional counselor who guides families through the pain and disappointment of divorce. It’s a difficult process, but it’s important to learn how to talk to your kids so they don’t feel that it’s there fault that you’re getting divorced.

For couples going through different seasons in their relationship, particularly when confidence and clarity are gone, discernment counseling can help provide direction. Sparrow Counseling shares three facts about discernment counseling and how a session can give you the confidence and clarity you need to move forward.

Couples on the brink of divorce may benefit from discernment counseling to help them find out their next step.

Mediation occurs when a divorcing couple and usually their attorneys come to the table with a mediator to help resolve any disputes they have regarding their divorce. It is non-adversarial conversation.  The divorce mediator is usually an attorney or mental health professional.  The mediator's role is to facilitate a discussion.  A mediator is not a judge.  They do not make any decisions, instead they help the parties involved talk about the issues calmly and negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement.