When we bring a child into the world, we naturally hope we’ll stay with our partner forever to raise them.
But the reality is often very different.
One in three children in the UK will see their parents split before they reach adulthood, according to government statistics. For children of any age, being told their mum and dad are no longer staying together is a watershed moment that shapes the rest of their lives.
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Even now, I vividly remember the day my mother told me we would not be joining my father in Australia, where he’d moved a few months before to build a new life for us all.
