These feelings may be scary and overwhelming for him.
While there have been several studies on divorce, remarriage and step-parenting, very few exist for the courtship period parents go through before remarriage.
Here are some guidelines to consider concerning post-divorced dating and your children: Adjusting to the idea of dating isn’t just for parents. Constance Ahrons, author of The Good Divorce and We’re Still Family and professor emeritus at University Southern California, recently completed a 20 year longitudinal study on children of divorce.
Leah Klungness, co-author of The Complete Single Mother, states that post-divorce dating can be stressful for children.
Don’t assume that kids will understand the need for a “crazy phase” of dating.
You should talk with your child about your new adult friends.
Allow your youngster to express her feelings and opinions.So figuring out when and how to start dating after a divorce can be a real dilemma for a divorced dad.Many dads take a long time to recover before they are ready to date again; and some are ready within a few weeks or months.With the US divorce rate still lingering around 50% for first marriages, many children have experienced their parents’ divorce by the time they are eighteen.And most adults are out and dating again within a year after their divorce, sometimes dating several partners before remarriage.Most middle-years children need some time to adjust to their parents' separation before their mother or father begins having new romantic interests.
