It goes without saying that going through divorce is an emotionally charged process or journey. So what can you do when someone tells you their marriage is over? Here are the dos when helping a friend going through divorce: Just listen. You don’t need to
She isn’t playing house with your child and your ex-husband. Stepmoms are trying to build their own family, a very real family that includes their husband, and children who aren’t theirs. Some of them will grow to love their stepchildren and some
I have been working with children and families for over 12 years now specialising in the area of trauma, loss and bereavement and what I have found is that, what has happened is important, but what is even more crucial is how
If 10 years ago you told me that at the age of 32 I would be divorced, I would have probably laughed so hard in your face. Never in my entire life had that thought ever crossed my mind. I clearly remember
As a person who works with parents going through divorce, the tough part is seeing how a parent’s anger and need for vengeance takes precedence over her children’s wellbeing or his child’s welfare. There will never, ever be a time in a
No, unfortunatly it doesn’t. Anger doesn’t end with divorce. For so many going through divorce, the crossing of the threshold to a new life seems to be the eagerly anticipated sound of the decree absolute landing on the doormat. We believe in
How much of the compensation received by one party to a marriage or civil partnership for personal injuries they’ve suffered should be given to the other party on divorce or dissolution? This is a question that is currently being considered by a
London courts are increasingly getting a reputation for being more generous when it comes to divorce payouts. This is creating something of a North/South divide when it comes to divorce, as more and more wives seek to have their cases settled in
Every change, big or small, has some impact. Arm yourself with this eight-point guide. No matter how safe, secure, predictable and stable your life is, you will still have to cope with change at points along the way. Change is a normal
I was prompted to write this brief article after reading an interesting piece by Sue Atkins on how to help your children deal with boy band One Direction splitting up. Whilst I care little for One Direction’s decision to separate, it did
There is little else more difficult than providing a caring environment for your children while going through the divorce process yourself. It’s easy from time to time to slip and behave in a way that is hurtful to them at that
I think most of us will agree that conflict, arguments, disagreements or whatever you want to call them, are indeed part of “normal” life in a home, however, conflict becomes an issue when children are exposed to it on a regular basis and
