Explaining Divorce to Children

A young child sits on his bed with tears rolling down his face. His mother and father stare at him with a distraught look on their face. The little boy asks, "If parents stop being married, can they decide not to be mommy or daddy anymore?" His mother leans over and gives the little boy a hug and replies, "Your daddy and I just can't live together anymore, we still love you and we will always be your mommy and daddy." This question, along with many others, is very common for young children when being told that their parents are getting a divorce. How should you response to such questions?…