Step-parents and children can thrive in blended families with little understanding of the process. Merging begins with the Courting Phase, just as with dating. People are on their best behaviour, showing their good side and hiding their less stellar points. They may
Here’s an infographic showing toxic parent symptoms found in some co-parenting relationships soon after divorce and for a long time after. To read the full article go to Soila Sindiyo – Huffington Post Soila is the founder of The Divorce Magazine and creator
Sociopath is also called antisocial personality disorder and is one of the most difficult people to have as a co-parent. New research has indicated that there can be a genetic link to having antisocial personality disorder and it sometimes runs in families.
Another interview with Austin Chessell of Feltons Solicitors where we talk about the new Child Arrangements Programme or “CAP”. Are you going through a divorce and are struggling to come to a suitable parenting plan that will suit you and your children? If
I won’t say much about this video as it truly speaks for itself. Children need both parents and here’s why:
Narcissists lack empathy so this makes co-parenting with a narcissist more challenging. They do not have compassion, so only pretend to care for others, including family members and it’s very likely that their children become targets for their manipulation, since they are
As I am sitting here, contemplating on how I feel, being home alone after divorce and with older children. I remember, when the kids were little, how often I wished to have some quiet time, some ME time, some alone time. Yes Motherhood can
One major effect of divorce is the decline in spending power. Holidays in foreign lands may have become rarer as the purse strings are tightened which means that a day at London Zoo may feel like an evening at the Opera when
When it comes to going on holiday as a single parent and for the first time, it may feel quite different, daunting and unfamiliar. You may even find yourself looking over at other families and for a brief moment envying them for
Children may not be direct targets of abuse, however they can suffer the effects of it just the same. Parents may not realize their verbal vitriol is like a slap on the face to kids. In one case a boy was being
There are so many positives to co-parenting that I remain amazed at why people resist it so much that they would rather go to court and allow for a judge, a perfect stranger to the children, to decide where they will live,
There are ways to make co-parenting go a little easier for all involved. Remember this is all about your children, so making an extra effort will result in happier kids. Here are the top 5 co-parenting tips: 1. Encourage the Grandparent connection.
