David Kessler explains how to help kids when a surviving parent remarries after losing a spouse. Tell children the deceased parent can't be replaced, frame the new partner as a companion, and have them honor the dead parent's memory and role.
After the death. How do I help my kids cope if I decide to remarry?
If you do decide to remarry, it's important that you help your kids cope with this concept that will be very foreign to them. And for them, they're going to just want to not feel like their mother or father can ever be replaced. And if you can, let them know that there is no way anyone else can can be that person again. This may be a new companion to you, but it's not a new mother or new father to them. And if your partner is willing to have those talks also to say how much they honor the idea of your children's mother and father, and they would never want to take their place, that can be very helpful.
