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How do you tell a young child their parents are separating? Katie Thistleton and Guvna B explore honest, age-appropriate conversations that can help children feel safe when family life changes. Broadcaster and former Love Island contestant Laura Anderson shares her experience of being a single mum and creating a blended family for her three-year-old daughter. Podcaster and author of The Co-Parent: A Toolkit for Parenting Together, Apart Aaron Dale discusses communication between co-parents, keeping children out of adult conflict and learning to respond rather than react. Psychotherapist Zara Kadir explains why children need simple information, reassurance that the separation is not their…