Parental Alienation is a term used to describe the heartbreaking social dynamic in which a child feels and expresses a very strong dislike, sometimes even hatred, for one of their parents. This usually develops during or after a high conflict divorce, as a result of parental bullying and manipulation.   Parental alienation can have…

Having looked at a number of parenting issues that divorced parents struggle with, from discipline to compromise, we are wrapping up this series with a look at the final subject on our list of co parenting  issues that divorced parents often face – maintaining stability.   “But we ate a late dinner every day last…

Although parenting is a major commitment presenting a host of challenges for everyone who takes it on, divorced parents face a particular variety of  struggles unique to their situation. In this series, we are looking at some of the obstacles that co-parenting after divorce entails, and how to overcome them.   “But dad never grounds…

Parenting is challenging for everyone. Whether you are married, divorced, or a single parent, raising children is going to be one of the hardest and one of the most rewarding things you do. Divorced parents often face unique challenges that can make the process that much harder.   Having already discussed the first two subjects…

In the introductory article in this four part series, we looked at the first item on our list of discipline-related issues that many divorced parents face when trying to co-parent – comparisons. But while it’s hard when your child compares yours and their other parent’s disciplinary style, it’s important to remember that you are in…

Having just spent some time looking at the different ways that divorced parents can work together to build positive co-parenting communication methods, we would like to look at some of the parenting issues that divorced moms and dads often face.   Before we start, however, we would like to point out that all parents wrestle…

This is where we wrap it up, folks. Having discussed several different ways that parents can build positive and healthy co-parenting relationships after divorce, we are going to look at the last item on our list. But just because it’s last in the order of presentation, doesn’t mean it’s any less important.   Creating A…

The focus of this series in on ways that divorced parents can develop positive co parenting relationships, which make the process of parenting children with an ex-partner much easier for everyone involved, especially the children. Having discussed the importance of not undermining your ex in front of your kids, structuring parent to parent communications and…

In this series on building positive co-parenting relationships after a divorce, we’ve already looked at the importance of not ‘trash-talking’ your ex in front of your children, and how to structure parent to parent communication. Moving forward, we are going to look at the next item on the list, namely how to go about making…

In the first installment in this series, we looked at one of the most important items on our list: addressing how to build a positive co-parenting relationship after a divorce, namely not undermining your ex in front of your kids. Moving on, we are going to look at the next item on the agenda –…