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19th October 2016
04:49pm BST

And experts agree with Barrymore on the importance of continuing to do things as a family after a marriage breaks down. Psychotherapist and relationship expert Tina B. Tessina recently told The Bump that it is important for children of divorce to still feel like they're part of a family. "You can be as distant and pleasant as you would be with a stranger if you have to," Tessina said. "Your kids still need and want to belong to a family." Barrymore says it's not only plans between the immediate family that are important for her personally, but also still feeling part of her ex-husband's family.
Barrymore explains the morning she woke up to an email from Kopelman's mother Coco looking to lock down a date for a birthday party that worked for Barrymore because as her former mother-in-law put it, "It's not the same without you." "Families are many different definitions in this day and age," the newly single mum-of-two explains and says the key is to "just be a family" whatever that might mean for you.3. WAY TO GO! A photo posted by Drew Barrymore (@drewbarrymore) on
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