When children are given an opportunity to tell their parents how they feel about the tension in their homes, either by drawing pictures or writing down their dreams, parents are often shocked.
"They also quickly stop fighting," says Bill Hewlett, a children's counsellor and policy manager at Relationships Australia.
At a Family Services Australia conference yesterday Mr Hewlett presented findings of a study on Child Inclusive Practice, a program that encourages children to express their feelings about divorce.
