Posts tagged Divorce
Divorce: Don’t Act Out of Fear
Aug 28th
Dealing with your ex as you go through the divorce process and try to figure out how to co-parent now that you’re no longer together, can be frustrating to say the least. You may be asking yourself the following questions: Why can’t (s)he be on time? Why won’t (s)he spend more time with the kids? [...]
Divorce: Is Happiness A Choice?
Aug 19th
Divorced Happily Ever After. That’s the name of my business and I get a lot of remarks on it, along with some laughter. I’ll admit, it is a bit provocative. But that’s kind of the point. See, I’m tired of all the negativity surrounding divorce. I’m not saying there aren’t a lot of negative things [...]
Divorce: Celebrate Your Successes Along the Way
Aug 5th
We all tend to be good at finding every single little thing we haven’t done perfectly and going over in our minds how we might have done things better or differently. Our inner critic gets a lot of action and a lot of attention. When we’re going through a challenging life experience like divorce, this [...]
Divorce: Start A New Tradition With Your Kids
Jul 22nd
Many families have traditions, like an annual family trip to a special place, or a special celebration on Christmas Eve, or a Friday night eating place. Maybe you’ve been spending every Thanksgiving with your in-laws or make a trip each year to Disney World because your spouse’s best friend lives in Orlando. Maybe your spouse [...]
How Children React to Divorce
Jul 15th
If you’re a parent going through a divorce, you’re probably worried about how your children will be affected by the divorce. You may be watching for signs of problems like temper tantrums, withdrawing, poor grades, etc. You may be pretending everything is fine and trying not to mention the divorce much. Or you might be [...]
How Flexible Are You?
Jul 8th
Summer is especially crazy for many families as we try to schedule camps, visiting grand-parents, visiting friends, sleepovers, swimming lessons, vacations and all the other common summer activities. When you get divorced, this can be even more difficult.
Divorce: Let Go Of Your Past So You Can Live Your Life
Jul 1st
Divorce can be such a scary, stressful, uncertain time and when you have children, you can multiply that by ten. It’s often difficult to move forward in your life when you’re going through a divorce or are recently divorced. It’s very common to think more about the past and what’s happened up to this point, rather than where you are now and where you’re headed.
Divorce: School Technology Needs to Get With the Times
Jun 25th
what about situations where the divorced parents aren’t so chummy? Do you think the parent getting the phone calls is ever gonna bother letting their ex know about the school play or the meet-your-new-teacher night? No. And then when that other parent doesn’t show up, how does the child feel?
How to Handle Your Ex Bad-Mouthing You
Jun 22nd
An issue that unfortunately comes up a lot in divorce is one spouse bad-mouthing the other one, often in front of or to the children. This is so detrimental to the kids and to the relationships between all parties. I can’t stress enough how damaging this is. If your ex partner is saying nasty things about you, what can you do about it? You can’t make them stop, but you can control how you respond and how you model mature adult behavior to your children.
