Divorce and separation are difficult for everyone involved. While parents often focus on schedules, court orders, communication, and conflict, children are frequently carrying an emotional burden that goes unseen. In high-conflict dynamics, children can become trapped between two worlds. They may feel pressure to manage a coercive parent's emotions, hide their own experiences, or remain silent about what they truly think and feel. Most children won't say these things directly

When your children are staying with their other parent, there will probably be times when you need or want to have a phone conversation...