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7 Things You Can Do For Single Moms On Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day. I see and feel the buzz around me. Hallmark and retail stores are working overtime to push sales of cards and gifts. Signs and reminders are everywhere to celebrate mom and shower her with love, gifts, and thanks. I…
How to Manage Kids’ Screen Time While Co-Parenting
Managing kids’ screen time is a thorny issue for any parent, but it can be especially challenging when you’re co-parenting. When your child’s time is split between two households, coordinating your screen time policies can be tough…
Are you stuck in the Co-Parenting Trap? 8 Steps To Getting Unstuck
Take a look at this list. Does any of it sound familiar?
Your co-parent is still controlling, harassing, or using manipulation with you
Your co-parent is extra uncooperative, accusatory, confrontational, or trashing you
A new partner…
7 Simple & Helpful Tips For Women Coping With Sadness On Mother’s Day
7 Simple & Helpful Tips For Women Coping With Sadness On Mother’s Day…
When Can Court Force the Sale of a Matrimonial Home?
One of the main assets in a marriage is the family home, also called a matrimonial home. Beyond the home’s financial value, it may also hold emotional ties that some parties find hard to cut.
In many cases, this leads to the spouses…
How Your Divorce May Impact Your Child
When a couple decides to separate, the first thing that comes to their mind is how their separation is going to impact their kids. Sometimes they try to stay together for the sake of their children but for some couples, divorce…
5 Tips For Better Co-parenting Communication
You can co-parent effectively after divorce or separation — if you are aware of some of the common pitfalls that get in the way.
Mediator Erik Wheeler offers tips from his practice on how to have good communication with the other…
The Importance Of Staying Close With Your Tween Daughter After Divorce
The Importance Of Staying Close With Your Tween Daughter After Divorce…
8 Behaviors Parents Should Avoid During Divorce
Children are our most precious resource. That isn’t something that anyone has to tell us, it’s just a known fact. But, if that is the case, why do so many parents behave in ways during divorce that does damage to their children?
Great…
9 Signs Your Ex Is a Toxic Parent
According to Alan Kemp in his book Abuse in the Family, domestic violence is defined as “A form of maltreatment perpetrated by a person with whom the victim has or had a close personal relationship.”
Furthermore, the clinical and…