Not surprisingly, most married couples haven't considered writing down their approach to raising children. So when it comes to getting divorced and having to put together a document that specifies how you and your STBX will share your parenting time, it is overwhelming, confusing and alarming. There are lots of opinions about what's right and what might be harmful to your … [Read more...]
Will You Be A Better Dad After Divorce?
Many people fear ending their marriage because of the potentially negative impacts of divorce on their children but quite frankly, divorce can mean becoming a better parent and that has to be a win for your children. My current guest, Kyle Bradford has been divorced now for nine years. When his marriage ended he had two children, a son aged nine months and a daughter aged two. … [Read more...]
How Do You Adjust To Being A Single Dad?
I found becoming a single parent scary and intimidating. No matter that I was used to handling the kids on my own, it was the fact that there was no other parent in the house with whom I could tag team. Gone was the parent who could respond to one child while I was helping the other and lacking the ability to be in two places at once, I had to learn that it was OK to ask for … [Read more...]
Divorce Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Have A Baby
~Becoming A Choice Mom After Divorce Guest Post by Susan Herrara I will always remember the moment my ex-husband came home to tell me he didn’t want to be married anymore. Having come from a family with divorced parents, I was determined that it wasn’t going to happen to me. I had done all the right things to ensure my ex and I were a solid match. We had been together … [Read more...]
Parental Roles: How To Set Healthy Boundaries With Your Child
by Debbie Pincus MS LMHC People talk a lot about the need for “boundaries,” but what does this word really mean? As a parent, you can think of a boundary as the line you draw around yourself to define where you end and where your child begins. This isn’t always easy. And let’s face it, kids push the boundaries every day, all the time. They are wired to test us and see how far … [Read more...]