Divorce can be traumatic for children. Each child has a different knowledge level of what divorce means. Each child processes divorce differently. It lies with the parents to do what is in the best interests of the children during a divorce. In recognizing the substantial impact divorce has on children, divorcing parents have started using a different transitional strategy called nesting.
Nesting requires the parents to agree that it is in the best interests of the children for the children to remain in the home for the duration of the divorce. This provides children with consistency, although altered, during the transition through divorce. The parents then rotate on a set schedule to live with the children in the house. The children have one home, one bedroom, one set of toys, and one familiar routine that the parents revolve around. This strategy requires the parents to work cooperatively and adapt to the new “normal,” instead of forcing drastic changes on the children.
