Many children feel helpless in the face of their parents' separation or divorce, not knowing how to move forward and reacting in various ways. This raises a multitude of questions: Who can help them? What can be helpful? Are there perspectives? This book addresses the separation and divorce of parents and the effects on children, as well as their coping attempts at different stages of life (preschool age, latency age, adolescence). Based on long-term studies and research findings, as well as interviews conducted with young adults affected by these issues, it highlights the factors that influence coping with parental crises and the age-specific differences that arise. These interviews do not constitute an empirical investigation in the sense of providing proof.