A tighter budget doesn’t have to mean no fun for you and your kids – it just means a little more creative planning and some out-of-the-box thinking. Welcome back – we’ve been talking about some of the challenges newly single parents when that first summer rolls around since the divorce. As parents, you’ve already got […]
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It’s Your First Summer Since The Divorce. So What Now? (Pt 1)
Even if your usual vacation plans are a financial impossibility this time, there are still loads of great local options to explore here in Michigan! For people moving on in life after a divorce, they tend to encounter a lot of ‘firsts’ as they work to restructure their new life. The first Christmas since the […]
How do I Help my Kids Work Through my Divorce? (Pt 3)
Exercise is one of the many tools that is both healthy for your mind and your body, plus if you exercise with your child, it gives you a chance for quality time together. Hi there, welcome back and thanks for joining us again. We’ve been looking at all the different tools and strategies available to […]
How do I Help my Kids Work Through my Divorce? (Pt 2)
Kids learn through play, but certain games help teach them strategies for coping with divorce, which makes adjusting easier for them in the long run. Welcome back and thanks for joining us again. We’ve been talking about the tools and strategies that divorcing parent have available to them, to help their kids cope with the […]
How do I Help my Kids Work Through my Divorce? (Pt 1)
Reading with your kids is great for bonding, and for their development. But did you know it can also be a good tool to help them cope with divorce? We get asked this a lot by parents who are planning a divorce, or caught up in the middle of a messy one. It’s a common […]
Parental Alienation is Considered a Public Health Threat
Toxic parents who alienate their child’s other parent simply to hurt them are actually hurting their children as well. Parental Alienation is when a child feels and expresses a very strong dislike (and sometimes even hatred) for one of their parents. It’s an issue that usually develops during or after a high conflict divorce, because […]
Will LGBTQ Families be Able to Foster And Adopt in Michigan?
Gay parents should have the same rights as heterosexual parents says the Attorney General. The issue of rights for LGBTQ people has been a spotlight issue in recent years. With the Supreme Court ruling that gay marriage was to be legalized across the nation, there was a corresponding surge in awareness of other LGBTQ issues. […]
How to Break The News to Your Kids About The Divorce (Pt 2)
Every child processes loss in a different way. You know your child, so make choices based on what’s best for them. Hey there. Welcome back and thanks for joining us again. We’ve been talking about how to break the news to your kids once you’ve decided to get divorced, and how challenging this conversation can […]
How to Break The News to Your Kids About The Divorce (Pt 1)
There is nothing about getting divorced that’s easy, or simple. Dividing up your stuff and arguing over who gets to keep what is hard. Fighting over custody of your kids is very difficult. Coming up with the money to pay for the whole thing is a challenge. And having to create a whole new life […]
Does The Current Child Support System Needs Some Serious Overhauling? (Pt 2)
The roles that were common for men and women in the 1970s provide the model for today’s child support system. But things have changed. Welcome back and thanks for joining us for the wrap up on this chat about the current child support system. As we mentioned in the previous article, a few years ago […]
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