Divorce Doesn’t Have to Traumatize Your Kids
Divorce is experienced by children as a loss, and that loss can lead them to feel grief, but the experience doesn’t need to be traumatic. They can work through grief and eventually move past it, while trauma has long-lasting effects. Understanding the difference between grief and trauma may help to decrease the fear many parents have about divorce. Eleven-year-old […]
8 Tips to Help Co-Parents With Drop-Offs and Pick-Ups
Although moving between two homes can be stressful for a young child, their co-parents can work together to make sure the process is as easeful as possible. Six-year-old Abby runs out the front door, her mom close behind, and waves at her dad, who is sitting in the driver’s seat of his car.It is 5 […]
Two Homes, Two Sets of Rules
It’s not uncommon for kids with two homes to have to juggle two sets of rules. But it only takes one co-parent to give their kid a safety net to help manage these inconsistencies. Children in two homes who are left to struggle with different sets of rules often try to pit their parents against […]
The Mindset Shift from Coupled to Co-Parents
Going from being in a romantic relationship to co-parenting with a person you no longer want to be close to can feel daunting and overwhelming. A separation or divorce when you have kids doesn’t just entail separating your stuff and your homes and creating custody and parenting arrangements; it requires a complete mindset shift. This […]
Don’t Put Your Kid in the Middle
KEY POINTS Co-parents should shield children from parental conflict, not make them witness it. Putting a child in the middle means inappropriately placing a child into roles that should not be theirs. A child who feels their needs are unimportant can lose self-esteem, self-value, and a sense of security. “Don’t put your child in the […]
