An interesting article calls into question all the foundational ideas the current child support system is based on. A lot of time and energy gets spent exposing the flaws in the child welfare system (as it should!) because, let’s face it – there’s enough wrong with that entire system to keep a thousand analysts working […]

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Toxic Co-Parenting: Heartbreaking Facts You Need To Know (Pt 4)
Many poisonous things can seem beautiful, which is how they draw you in. But once you’re ensnared it’s very hard to get free… Thanks for joining us again for the wrap up of this discussion on co-parenting with a toxic ex If you’re just finding this series now we recommend you take a couple of […]
Toxic Co-Parenting: Heartbreaking Facts You Need To Know (Pt 3)
Just like a toxic toadstool, a toxic person may seem charming and lovely at first, until you discover what they’re really like inside… Welcome back. We’ve been talking about the issue of toxic parenting, and how very hard it is to co-parent with a toxic ex. And if you’re curious, a toxic person usually refers […]
Toxic Co-Parenting: Heartbreaking Facts You Need To Know (Pt 2)
Like a viper lying in wait, a toxic ex is perpetually poised to strike, so you need to be prepared to defend yourself. Welcome back. If you remember from our previous article, we’ve been discussing a subject that’s very difficult for many parents to talk about, especially if it’s actually something they deal with personally. […]
Toxic Co-Parenting: Heartbreaking Facts You Need To Know (Pt 1)
Just like the foxglove flower, it can be deceptively lovely looking, but what lies in wait is a poison that can stop your heart! Being married to a narcissist, or a “toxic” person, is devastating. But trying to co-parent with one is the equivalent of trying to smuggle snowballs through the Sahara desert in your […]
How Social Media Affects The Way We Parent Our Kids (Pt 3)
Social media informs the way people parent their children, but that may be a bad source of info… Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for this discussion about how social media affects our parenting choices. If you’re only finding this series now, we recommend that you spend a few minutes getting caught up […]
How Social Media Affects The Way We Parent Our Kids (Pt 2)
The way we parent our kids has been heavily influenced by social media in recent years. Thanks for joining us again. We’ve been looking at how social media impacts the choices people make, and in this case we’re looking specifically at parenting. As we mentioned in the previous article, social media can impact the health […]
How Social Media Affects The Way We Parent Our Kids (Pt 1)
Social media impacts almost every past of our lives, including the way we parent our kids! Social media affects almost every aspect of our lives these days. Even in situations where we aren’t aware of it, like the unconscious expectations we have for spousal relationships and what a vacation destination will look like. However one […]
I Don’t Want Friend of The Court Involved in my Divorce! (Pt 2)
Once the court gets involved in your kids lives, it can be very hard to extricate them. Hi there, thanks for joining us again for this discussion on Friend of the Court in Michigan, and what to do if you don’t want them involved in your divorce. As we pointed out in the previous article, […]
I Don’t Want Friend of The Court Involved in my Divorce! (Pt 1)
Once the court gets involved in your kids lives, it can be very hard to extricate them. Friend of the Court (FOC) is an office in the Michigan court system that provides a wide range of services, particularly when it comes to issues like child support and custody. They are meant to provide a supporting […]
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