People who are co-parenting have to work closely together to raise their children even though they aren’t in a romantic relationship any longer. The difficult emotions that you had to deal with at the end of the relationship may creep in sometimes and make it more...
As the new year is only two months away, it’s a good time to reassess and possibly modify your family’s parenting plan. Whether you parallel or co-parent with your ex, you are undoubtedly aware that family dynamics and children’s needs can change over time. As a...
Divorcing a narcissist can be difficult. Your former spouse’s behavior may have created difficulties during the divorce process. They may have provided additional challenges that only prolonged the inevitable. However, you may have children with your former spouse. As...
It is unfortunately easy to become so embroiled in a challenging divorce that your children begin to suffer. Do not blame yourself – divorce is challenging for all involved, but awareness can help you minimize the effects on your children. Emotional impact Reportedly,...
You and your child’s mother have a good relationship – but you’re not married. Even if you’ve never been a fan of government intrusion into private matters, you need to take the extra step to formally establish paternity over your child. Establishing paternity secures...
When parents divorce, it can be difficult to settle into a co-parenting routine – especially when there are still a lot of raw emotions still going around. In high-conflict divorces, child custody exchanges can be challenging for both the parents and the children,...
If you co-parent or parallel parent with your ex, you may utilize virtual visitation to stay connected with your kids when they’re residing with their other parent. Formalizing these virtual visitation arrangements in a parenting plan can inspire numerous benefits,...
The summertime can be a relatively complicated season for divorced parents. To be fair, this is also true for married parents. When the children don’t have school and their schedule changes so significantly, parents have to adjust. But for divorced co-parents, this...
For co-parents, navigating social media can be a particularly complex undertaking. Because of the potentially consequential nature of social media usage when one is in a co-parenting relationship, engaging on these platforms requires a heightened level of caution,...
If you have just divorced, or a parent who has not had much presence in your child's life has recently secured visitation rights, your child may take time to get used to visitation. They may have a difficult time, especially when young. And one of the issues they may...