How and when to tell children about seperation?

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Tom
05.06.2025 20:16:23

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Hello,

Myself and my wife have decided to seperate. We have 4 young children together. 4,6,9 and 10.
I have already found and rented a flat nearby to the family home. However we need advice on when and the best way to tell our children that is age appropriate. Is it best to inform the kids and pretty much immediately move out, or is it better to slowly move to the rented flat giving them time to process it? Any advise on this topic would be greatly appreciated as we really don’t know how to proceed.

Thanks in advance.

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