Tag: Parenting
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Back to School After The Break For Newly Divorced Families Means a Whole New Routine! (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again. We’ve been discussing the challenges that newly divorced and separated parents face when their kids go back to school after the holidays, but everything is different because the routine has changed. It can be a very challenging time for both parents and their children, but with the…
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Back to School After Break For Newly Divorced Families Means a New Routine! (Pt 1)
Getting divorced means starting life over in so many ways. But for those of you out there with school-aged kids, a divorce changes almost everything about your parenting experience. Suddenly you’re doing this on your own, yet – assuming you’re sharing custody in some way – communication with your ex is more vital than ever…
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Why Your Narcissistic Ex Will Try to Ruin The Holidays! (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We’ve been talking about your narcissistic ex and why they’re such a mean-spirited butt-head during the holidays. Specifically, what it is about their narcissism that makes it okay in their own heads to treat you and your kids horribly during the holidays. In the previous article we looked…
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Why Your Narcissistic Ex Will Try to Ruin The Holidays! (Pt 1)
It isn’t a question of whether or not your narcissistic ex will try to ruin the holidays – you already know them well enough to know that’s a given. Of course, they’ll try to wreck the holidays! That’s just the kind of person they are. But what might have you scratching your head (or maybe…
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How to Compromise in Your Post-Divorce Co-Parenting (Pt 2)
Compromise is important if you’re going to keep your kid’s best interests at heart Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for this discussion on co-parenting, and how to compromise (which we know can be incredibly hard!). In the previous article we looked at our first three tips on how to achieve compromise when…
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How to Compromise in Your Post-Divorce Co-Parenting (Pt 1)
For most parents, the act of raising children is nothing but an endless string of compromises anyway. The majority of couples don’t agree on every aspect of parenting anyway, so they’re forced to compromise in some form or another. For some, this disparity in ideals about how children should be raised is a major sore…
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Michigan Law Allows Parents Access to Their Kids School Records
Michigan law often seems like it’s not set up to be in favor of parents. Between CPS and the ever-changing slew of new laws that dictate how parents can discipline, care for, and even make medical decisions for their children, it can feel like the government wants to deny you any chance to parent your…
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What Happens When Your ex Won’t Follow The Court-Ordered Visitation Schedule? (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We’ve been looking at what it means to be in contempt of court, and what your options are when your ex doesn’t honor a court-ordered visitation schedule. In the previous article, we looked at why it’s so important to follow court orders to the letter, and what your…
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What Happens When Your ex Won’t Follow The Court-Ordered Visitation Schedule? (Pt 1)
As if navigating a contentious divorce when you have kids isn’t hard enough already, now your ex is making the whole thing even harder by refusing to follow the visitation schedule ordered by the court. They show up late for pick-ups or drop the kids off-hours past the agreed on time. Or worse, they simply…
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When You And Your ex Can’t Agree on Discipline Methods After The Divorce (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We’ve been looking at the issue of discipline, and how hard it can be when you and your ex have to co-parent your kids but can’t agree on what methods of discipline are best. If that sounds like your situation, then know that you’re not alone. Many divorced…