Over the past week, how many emails have you gotten so far that read something like this…”Welcome to 2020! A brand-new year and a brand-new decade,” or “OMG, it’s 2020!!! Happy Freaking New Year!! If your inbox is anything like mine, you’ve probably gotten quite a few of these. TBH, I’m not feeling it. I… The post One Mindset Shift That Could Change How Divorce Affects Your Children first appeared on Divorce and Children.| Divorce and Children
HANDLING HOLIDAYS AFTER DIVORCE AS COPARENTS CAN BE TRICKY. The holidays are here. Although it’s meant to be a warm and fuzzy time of year when goodwill prevails, sadly for many coparents, the reason for the season transforms into a vicious game of “one-upping.” If “one-upping” isn’t part of your day to day vocabulary, it… The post One Coparenting Mistake You Should Avoid This Holiday Season first appeared on Divorce and Children.| Divorce and Children
Starting a New School Year – Tips for Coparenting After a Divorce. Anybody else feeling a little frazzled over the start of a new school? Yeah, me too. The start of a new school year always feels a little bittersweet. Part of me is super pumped about having a predictable routine again (and getting my… The post Starting a New School Year – Tips for Coparenting After a Divorce. first appeared on Divorce and Children.| Divorce and Children
ARE YOU GUILTY OF USING THIS FIVE-LETTER WORD WITH YOUR KIDS? Ever have a word that as makes you cringe every single time you hear it? Yeah, me too. (Actually, TBH, I have several but let’s not go there…) Recently during one of my coaching calls, a divorced co-parent I was working with casually dropped… The post Why co-parents should stop using the words visit, visitation, and custody. first appeared on Divorce and Children.| Divorce and Children
WHY COPARENTS SHOULD STOP USING THE WORD VISIT AFTER YOUR DIVORCE. At the start of the session, I asked Mom what things were like when the kids were with her. She replied, “Well, when the children "visit" me (cringe), they seem to be very detached. And now they’re saying they don’t want to come over| Divorce and Children - helping separated and divorced parents raise happy and...