Step-Parenting Tips for Different Age Groups
Despite what “The Brady Bunch” may have portrayed, most step-parents go into the role knowing they have their work cut out for them. Love and trust are earned, right? While you likely know the basics – setting boundaries, keeping the lines of communication open, making sure you don’t overstep – what many people don’t realize […]
5 Co-Parenting Communication Tips to Save Your Sanity
Let’s be real, in most cases communication of any kind can be strained for divorced couples. But when you add in the level of regular back and forth needed to co-parent, things can go off the rails quickly. Which can impact not only you and your ex but the children as well, if you let it. […]
Divorce in 2022: What Do You Do First?
It’s the start of a new year and if for you, that means starting the process of divorce, you may wonder what you need to do first. Do you talk to your soon-to-be-ex? Find a new place to live? Hire a lawyer? Start selling off assets? Try to safeguard your money? One thing is for […]
8 Tips for Dating After Divorce in 2022
If you thought dating was difficult enough the first time around, after divorce it can seem like a whole new ballgame. You may be asking yourself what the dating dos and don’ts are now. How you get it right this time around. How you date with children in the picture. What your ex needs to […]
2022 Goal Setting with Your Co-Parent Copilot
New year, now co-parenting you? As we reflect on the past year and plan for the next, most of us go through a similar checklist. Am I doing enough for my health? Am I where I want to be professionally? Am I where I want to be personally? And for those of us who are […]
Co-parenting Over the Holidays: 5 Creative Gift Ideas for Your Ex-spouse from Your Kids
Co-parenting is tough any time of year, but during the holidays the stress level and emotion can leave exes spreading more bah humbug than Christmas cheer. One of the most difficult tasks, particularly if you have younger children, is helping them with gifts for said ex. Lump of coal, anyone? Realistically you know you’ve got […]
How to Navigate Your First Holiday Season as a Divorcee
Your first holiday season as a divorcee is likely full of uncertainty, not to mention a mix of emotions. Regardless of how well (or not) you’re adjusting to life after divorce, memories of holidays past can rattle you. It’s understandable! As are the concerns you may have over the logistics of the holidays, the questions […]
Pros and Cons of Telling Your Spouse You Want a Divorce During the Holiday Season
One could argue that there’s never really an ideal time to tell your spouse you want a divorce. But is doing so during the holidays extra salt in the wound? Or, once you decide it’s time, should you have that discussion right away regardless of the season? Honestly, the answer really depends on you and […]
Modern Family Prep for the Holidays
There’s a reason most of our holiday celebrations are about as far from a Norman Rockwell painting as you can get – the family unit has evolved. Today’s modern family encompasses extended family members, single parents, gay parents and adopted children, not to mention often a mix of races, ethnicities, and religious beliefs. Which means […]
5 Ways to Cope with School Holidays Post-Divorce
School holidays can be stressful even in the best of circumstances, from taking time off work to entertaining the kids to orchestrating how you’ll get together with all your family and friends; there’s so much to plan. But the thought of all the added stress sure to come with navigating school holidays post-divorce may make […]