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Separation & Divorce

The coParent Should Be “We,” Not “I”

“I” versus “we” pronouns can be very important, when coParents are speaking to their child.
(2 minutes 9 seconds read time)

Divorce With Children: Recommended Reading

When you have children, divorce becomes much more serious of a matter.
(1 minute 34 seconds read time)

“Un-Coupling” While Building a coParenting Relationship

You “coupled.” Divorce/separation requires that you “un-couple.” Before we go any further with jumping into emotions, let’s get clear about the complexity and levels of “uncoupling.” That way, you’ll know what skills you’ll need, ideas to help ground you and strategies for self-soothing along the path. You were married, committed, involved day-to-day, and wrapped together […]

15 Tips for Telling Your Child You are Getting Divorced

When parents have reached the decision to tell their child they are getting divorced or separated, Dr. Bingham Newman offers this candid advice. “You have to keep that door or window open,” she said. “You have to communicate with kids! And if you haven’t been up till then, you’d better start.” Newman provided a list […]

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 […]

Creating Your coParenting Story of Hope

Think for a moment about the story of your own family, your own beginning, that brought you to where you are now. There may be themes of love or strife, lessons about commitment and hard work, emphases on people’s weaknesses and strengths. The stories that carry these memories and beliefs help shape how you see […]

Strategies for Faith Activities & Events

The family-focus of many faith communities can make coParenting stressful in the early months of post divorce or separation. With a generally strong value placed on marriage and family, faith communities sometimes struggle with a separating couple. The now single parent seems out of place. There may be judgments and rumors to dispel. The couple may […]

The Broken Home – Five Simple Truths

My parents were divorced when I was eight years old and as I look back on the brick and mortaring of our existence, I can reduce mending a “broken home” to a few simple truths. 1, Divorce is painful, difficult and destructive. Yet, it does not break a “home.” A functioning home is where we […]

DADS CAN TOO – A Movement for Fathers

A new nonprofit called Dads Can Too hopes to change how men are perceived when it comes to being fathers. The group aims at showing the world that fathers should be just as equally important in their children’s lives. The Dads Can Too movement has gained momentum. It all started because a single father – […]

Mending a Broken Home

My parents were divorced by the time I was eight years old and my sisters were five and seven. While the three of us were being raised, my mother never remarried. I came from a broken home. “Broken home” was the phrase that I remember my second grade teacher saying once.  It was whispered by […]

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 […]

Two 100 Percent coParents

There is no way to get divorced or separated without changing the fabric of your family.
(3 minutes 32 seconds read time)

Cooperative coParents Help Children Thrive

When coParents do not work together, it impacts the child at home and school.
(1 minute 30 seconds read time)

What You Can Assume About the Divorced Dad

Single dad stereotypes blasted. Matt Sweetwood explains how he felt in the early days of divorce, financially, emotionally and all while being a dad.
(3 minutes 7 seconds read time)

“I Remember When” – Improving Childhood Memories

Remember, your child may never forget the words you spoke that hurt them. Never forget, your child will always remember the words you spoke that healed them.
(4 minutes 8 seconds read time)