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Skye:
You have the right to:
Feel the way you feel about your parents splitting up.
Share and talk about your feelings.
Ask questions about what is going to happen and why.
Love and be loved by both parents.
Feel safe.
Talk to someone if you need help.
Not take sides.
Not carry messages between your parents.
Not hear your parents say bad things about each other.
Not have grown-up worries.
It is your responsibility to:
Show your feelings in a way that doesn’t hurt other people or things.
Speak up if your parents are asking you to do things that don’t feel right.
Ask for help if you need it.
It is your parents’ responsibility to:
Take care of you and keep you safe even though they live apart.
Let you spend time with both parents and others who are important to you.
Listen to what you say, even if they can’t always do what you want them to.
Answer important questions when you ask, such as where you are going to live, or about money. Talk to each other with respect in front of you.
Talk to each other about the things that involve you.
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