For me, I decided not to tell my child we were divorcing, simply because she was so young when we decided to part ways. She was just over a year and a half old, and I didn't think she could comprehend what divorce meant. I still don't think she can truly comprehend what a divorce means. What I explained to her, in simple, basic terms, was that we were no longer going to be a family. Daddy was going to have his place, and mommy was going to have her place, and she was going to be spending time at both places. She would be with Daddy on the weekends and be with Mommy during the week. We weren't going to be in the same house anymore together. I don't think she could understand things because she is too young. I still think she is too young to understand a term like, divorce.