It can be tricky to talk to your children’s other parent, about things that bother you (about their parenting). Just remember though, that while your children are in the care of their other parent, that parent has responsibility for making decisions about their day-to-day needs. What are day-to-day needs? Unlike the issues that fall under…
How to use this template: This is an Email communication formula. Often, separated parents have difficulty communicating their ideas and needs to each other because of the gripes and complaints they have against each other. It’s easy for a simple request to alter changeover time to become a fight back and forth about who has…
Just about every time someone contacts me for mediation, their first question is “how much will it cost?”. Today, I was looking over my website and the page all about “how much it costs”. The header image is of a little girl looking up at her mum. And it struck me – how much DOES…
When our children are born, this question could not be further from our mind. Even on our hardest days (or nights) of parenting, needing a break from our kids rarely turns into “how much time can my child spend away from me?”. But this is the situation we’re faced, as separated and divorced parents. What…
It’s really easy when you hear your children parroting their other parent’s twisted truth or lies to defend yourself against accusations and set the record straight. Research shows that the one thing children, adolescents and young people dislike the most about their divorced situation is when they’re put in the middle. There’s lots of different…
STOP FIGHTING TODAY! If you’re separated or divorced and the communication between you and your ex-partner is swallowing you whole, fear not. There is something you can do to make it different, even when you’re not the one responsible. In fact, ESPECIALLY if you?re not the root of the problem. You can STOP FIGHTING! If…
You’ll find there’s a common theme running through these blog posts – divorce and separation are hard. Yeah, yeah, you’ve told us! I hear you say. Or “Um, hello, preaching to the choir!” What I want you to remember today, and other days when you’re in the dungeon, trudging away in the dark and lonely…