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Telling the kids you’re getting a divorce is a conversation no parent wants to have. But once you do sit them down with your soon-to-be ex, how much should you you tell them? Should you explain to them why the marriage didn’t work?

That’s the question asked by the BBC News in a recent feature highlighting one divorcing couple’s decision to spare their child the details of their split.

“I don’t think 14-year-old children need to know the ins and outs,” the mother said.

via Divorce And Children: Should You Tell Your Kids Why You’re Getting A Divorce?.