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Question: My ex wife abandoned our two children when they were three and one. She has just come back in their lives after 5 years. My children are having a hard time adjusting and are showing signs of anger and such towards her. Particularly my daughter who was only 1 and doesn't even remember her mother. What should I do to help them? Answer: Get help for the kids and find out how serious she is about her presence in their lives. Another abandonment could be devastating and you want to avoid that. If you have been responsible during all these years for your children's emotional health, make sure you continue to do what's best for them both short and long term. Does she have visitation? Does she stick to it? I make my ex stick to his visitation and otherwise he doesn't see the kids. I'm flexible about switching days or weekends, but it has to be set out in advance. Make sure there's order in their lives, because chaos is very damaging... I can think of a million other things to say, but these are probably the most important...