Divorce / Separation

Successful co-parenting tips: ‘The children always come first’

By The National News, 02/05/2024 “…Co-parenting is no different. In fact, when parents are no longer together, it becomes more important than ever to share responsibilities and decisions, and keep lines of communication open, especially factoring in the challenges a divorce or separation can bring…” Read the entire article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/home-garden/2024/02/06/co-parenting-expert-and-parent-tips/

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Traumatic Attachment and Parental Alienation

By Psychology Today, 01/11/2024 “…What is being said by one parent against the other is nearly unthinkable, but also unignorable. The only resolution, for the child, is to distrust themself—their love, their trust, their sense of comfort and belonging. The alienating parent alienates a child from themself…” Read the entire article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/domestic-intelligence/202401/traumatic-attachment-and-parental-alienation

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I haven’t seen my kids in 17 years. Should I give up on reconnecting?

By Washington Post, 01/31/2024 “…I last saw my children in 2007 (ages 16 and 12) and last spoke to my son 10 years ago. I sent gifts, cards, texts and made calls, but nothing helped close the divide. I was forbidden to attend their graduations or weddings. Should I just give up?…” Read the  entire

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Curt Smith: After divorce, shared parenting is key to happy kids

By IBJ, 12/08/2023 “…Divorce hurts everyone, but especially children. That’s why a pro-family coalition is coming together to pursue significant child custody reforms, known as shared parenting, that will encourage greater parental involvement and help mitigate harm to children…” Read the entire article: https://www.ibj.com/articles/curt-smith-after-divorce-shared-parenting-is-key-to-happy-kids

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Children and Divorce: The 3 Big Questions

By Psychology today, 01/19/2024 “…In the first two years, kids whose parents divorce are more likely than others to experience distress, anger, anxiety, and academic problems and to participate in disruptive behaviors, substance use, and other forms of risk-taking…” Read the entire article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/going-beyond-intelligence/202401/children-and-divorce-the-3-big-questions

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Parental alienation is real and it harms children: letters

By Toronto Star, 01/27/2024 “…Parental alienation is child abuse. The children must be the only priority. It’s an issue between parents, regardless of gender, race, religion or sexual orientation…” Read the entire article: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/parental-alienation-is-real-and-it-harms-children-letters/article_54d75baa-baff-11ee-aa82-4fb118f09f70.html

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Announcing a Divorce: How to Talk to Highly Emotional Kids

By ADDitude Magazine, 10/30/2023 “…The details of your separation should be decided before involving your kids, if possible. All children want predictability and routine, and these are especially important for kids with ADHD. Give your kids structure for their upcoming weeks and assure them that many aspects of their routines will remain the same…” Read

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Trends in Parenting Plans and the Impact of COVID on Parenting Time

By Law, 09/22/2023 “…In the past, a noncustodial parent could typically expect only to be granted visitation every other weekend and a mid-week dinner or overnight stay. However, changes in how society, and in turn the courts, view the strong need to preserve and grow a child’s relationship with both parents after divorce have affected

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Holiday co-parenting after separation or divorce: 6 legal and practical tips for surviving and thriving

By The Conversation, 12/04/2023 “…Proactive planning can help prevent our families from adding to the backlog in the family courts. It can also keep your money in your own holiday present budget and out of the pockets of lawyers like me…” Read the entire article: https://theconversation.com/holiday-co-parenting-after-separation-or-divorce-6-legal-and-practical-tips-for-surviving-and-thriving-213600

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Why Two Parents Are the Ultimate Privilege

By The Free Press, 12/09/2023 “…Melissa Kearney is an economist at the University of Maryland and her new book, The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind, argues that declining marriage rates in America—and the corresponding rise in children being raised in single parent households—are driving many of the country’s biggest

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