A divorce is stressful on the entire family, but it's especially tough on your children who have to work through a ton of feelings and adjust to a very different life than they're used to. Yet experts agree that with some proven strategies, you can help them heal and pull through. Here are seven.

Be honest.
"Parents set the tone in the way that they explain a family transition to their children, according to Risa Garon, a licensed clinical social work and the executive director and co-founder of the National Family Resiliency Center. Garton said children feel that they're cared for and included when you can explain in a child-appropriate way that you're getting a divorce and how it's going to affect them. Plus, it's also a good idea to explain in simple terms the reason you're getting a divorce because kids, regardless of their ages, often think the divorce is their fault.

Consider their feelings.
"One of the largest problems is the loss of a picture of a family that children knew and felt secure about," Garton said.