Holidays With Your Co-Parent

Holidays With Your Co-Parent

The Do’s and Don’ts of Co-Parent Holidays The season of gifts, hot chocolate, and candy cane kisses is upon us and as with many holidays, some co-parents are faced with the question of how to make it a merry one for the kids and a sane one for themselves....
Unscheduled Parenting Time

Unscheduled Parenting Time

Co-Parent Lifeline – Your questions, answered. Question: My stepson’s mother phoned my husband asking if she could take their son for a family outing on her birthday – which just happened to fall on our weekend. Based on the schedule spelled out in their...
Valentine’s Day Survivor

Valentine’s Day Survivor

I once dated a guy who referred to Valentine’s Day as a conspiracy between a certain greeting card company and the floral industry. I chuckled at the thought, but what he said really did make sense. According to the National Retail Federation’s Valentine’s Day...
Coping Skills

Coping Skills

Your child’s co-parenting Rule #12:  Do all you can to teach me coping skills.  They are my self-protection from the stress, anger and anxiety of the divorce.  Josh was in my 2013 class – some time near the Christmas holiday.  He was quiet until...
Your Child’s “I Remember When” Moments

Your Child’s “I Remember When” Moments

I typically begin my positive co-parenting class by saying: Divorce can be one of the most traumatic experiences a child will have… Ask yourself, what do you want your child to be able to say about your divorce five years from now?” I use this question to challenge...