Dara reached out to me this past spring with a parental alienation story that I hear time and time again. Like all targeted parents, Dara came to our coaching session anxious, tearful and hopeless. Dara was confused why her 14-year-old daughter, Olivia, refused to...
So you’re back out there and you’ve got someone new you want to bring into the family fold. What are your kids going to think? Getting buy-in from your kids on your new love interest, depending on their age and stage, is not always easy. Children can take a long time...
I know from firsthand experience that it’s easy to have our days become taken over by the expectations and pressures of others — and parenting can be tricky in and of itself whether it’s the first time, fifth time or whatever life throws us. Co-parenting...
During and after divorces, conflicts among parents and children are much higher, due to the stress of changing lifestyles. Helping children coping with divorce is not easy. When issues arise, there is sometimes a knee-jerk desire to just please them all the time...
When my partner and I chose to separate, I knew it was the healthiest choice for us as a couple, but like many parents, was deeply concerned about how it would impact our daughter. So, I did what most people do when faced with a parenting predicament: I went to...
As a divorce mediator, your goal is to help your clients come to an agreement and stay focused on what’s important. For divorcing couples with children, we often talk about putting the kids first and avoiding negative behaviors like talking badly about the other...
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