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Posts By: Debra Carter

The Older Adolescent Parenting Plan

This is guidance on establishing a Parenting Plan for your older adolescent child.
(2 minutes 7 seconds read)

What’s Not Right About Always Being Right

Being right all the time is not right, when coParents are creating parenting plans.
(4 minutes 3 seconds read)

Parenting a Pre-Teen

coParenting isn’t easy, especially with a pre-teen. Learn how to create a successful parenting plan for kids between the ages of 10-12.
(2 minutes 39 seconds read)

How to Avoid Divorce Court Blues

You have probably felt misunderstood, helpless, unfairly treated, and trapped in the court system during the divorce process.
(1 minute 44 seconds read time)

Examining and Overcoming coParenting Conflict

A strategy in examining and overcoming coParenting conflict is to look at the effects conflict has had on each parent and their children. Think about these questions: What effects would you say distrust has had on your ability to coParent? What has this ongoing conflict cost you? Are there ways in which this conflict has […]

Waypoints: Developmental Stages & Their Importance

Waypoints are used on a GPS to mark locations along the way to the final destination. They can be entered by users (“Grandma’s house”) or downloaded from the GPS (“Jonesboro State Park”). Waypoints not only tell you how far you have come; they often serve a safety purpose as well. You can set up waypoints […]

The Importance of Parenting Plan Maintenance

Every system needs to receive a steady supply of energy or it will quit working. A GPS is the same. Whether it is from a battery or power from the car, the GPS requires energy to operate. Your family is no different. It is also a system that needs power to keep working. In this […]

Our Family – Redefined With coParents

Divorce is not something that happens once in a courtroom. It is a lifetime change for you and your family. The family looks different now. Old patterns have to be changed. New patterns have to be tried out and then kept or thrown away. In some areas, there is a mandatory waiting period before a […]

Keeping Your Child Stress Free

Following separation, a few people have top priority when it comes to attaining a stress free lifestyle – the children. Keeping them on course is important. coParenting After Divorce The parenting plan also accounts for the changes that occur with time. As time passes, your children get older. They change as they grow. Their needs […]

Tips to Create a Parenting Plan – For Any Age

No matter what age your child may be, there are certain tips to keep in mind when creating the essential parenting plan. It is important to remember: Children develop best when both parents have meaningful and stable involvement in their lives. Each parent has different and valuable contributions to make to their children’s development. It […]

Easing Your Child’s Negative Emotions

Children of divorce have many feelings about the divorce and their parents. You may see or hear these problems, or your children may keep them from you, not wanting to let you know how they are really feeling. Children often have a sense of loss during and after a divorce. They may say or show […]

The Importance of Parenting Coordination

Parenting coordination assists coParents to learn positive communication. When the parenting coordination process works well, it is easy to tell when it should end. Parents are no longer locked in conflict. Or they can manage their differences so the children are not exposed to it. Decisions about the children are made for the children’s benefit. The […]

10 Ways to Spot Domestic Violence

Violence in the home or by family members is called domestic violence or intimate partner violence. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) defines it this way: Actual or threatened physical harm Sexual assault Name-calling or put downs Keeping a partner from calling their family or friends Stopping a partner from getting or keeping a […]

The “Too Close” or “Too Far” coParent

While coParenting, it is wise to keep an eye on if you have a closeness problem with your child. Meaning, you are too far away or too close. The “faraway” parent is one who is not very interested in being a parent. The “too close” parent is one who is more interested in children as […]

Not Getting Along with the Other coParent

What is a coParent to do when they can’t stand to be around their ex? Remember, it is important to try to make the mission child-centric. There are certain tactics a coParent can take, in order to achieve this mission. Some couples are so locked into anger that they reach a roadblock and can’t go […]