“Keep it short, keep it simple and look to the future.”
Dr. Jensen says it’s also really important for parents to show their kids what they’re feeling, too.
“Acknowledge the feeling and if you could own your own feelings. When kids see their parents having the same feelings and seeing their parents deal with it that's a really healthy model. So label it, acknowledge it and then look at the diversion as helping them to move ahead. Not to something better. It's probably not better and you don't want to pretend that it is.”
Dr. Jensen says to focus on what you can do, rather than what you can’t. If it helps, maybe even make tentative plans for later in the year for your child’s big day.