Conflict is inevitable, but combat is optional.
Co-parenting is never easy. However, it can be easier when kids are at some points in their development than it can be during others. For example, some parents find that trying to co-parent “tweens” (pre-teens) across two households is particularly challenging. By...
Discipline after a divorce can be different. You and the other parent may disagree on how to approach it in the two homes. But this doesn't have to be difficult. Below are two tips to help you: Agree on the rules to employ in both homes While you and the other parent...
When parents separate, their children often find themselves dealing with two very different parenting styles as well as lifestyles. One person’s parenting style may have dominated when they were together. Sometimes, when parents become single, their lifestyles -- and...
When people use the term “co-parenting,” they’re typically referring to divorced couples or maybe couples in long-term relationships who have gone their separate ways but are both continuing to parent their child. Some co-parents, however, didn’t have a serious or...
As a parent, you want what’s best for your child. In your case, that may have meant getting a divorce. During the divorce process, you’ll discover that divorcing parents are awarded child custody. Child custody determines each parent’s rights, obligations and...
Once the emotional intensity of divorce begins fading, it is not uncommon for one parent (or both) to notice shortcomings in their child custody order. You may feel comfortable with your arrangements, but what about your co-parent? They have a right to fair child...
It can be difficult to figure out child custody during the Christmas holidays. Parents who share custody need to find a way to make the holidays fit with their parenting plan. There are many different potential complications. These include the fact that children no...
Parents who are divorcing have a few options when it comes to parenting styles. Most commonly, divorced parents can have a co-parenting relationship with their children. This is often the most preferred choice for parents thinking about the well-being of their...
“Why are stores selling Halloween decorations in mid-August?” you may have wondered recently. This is a valid question. One of the many reasons why holiday preparation efforts seem to be happening earlier and earlier every year is that holidays tend to sneak up on...
Whether the upcoming school year will be the first one for your child since your separation or divorce or they’ll be going to a new school (or both), you and your co-parent will need to communicate and cooperate more than you may feel like doing at this point in your...