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Category Archives: coparenting
Shriver & Schwarzenegger: What About the Kids?
People are wondering how the Shriver-Schwarzenegger split and his infidelity will affect their children. Coping with their parents’ separation is difficult enough for children. In this matter it is complicated by the father’s infidelity, the revelation of a half-sibling, and … Continue reading
Why Kids Shouldn’t “Visit” Parents This Summer
Summertime, for school-age children, should be when the living is easy. It is a time for exploration, new experiences, and an extended break from the grind of studies. Family vacations create life-long memories. For children whose parents live apart, these … Continue reading
Posted in blended families, coparenting, holidays
Tagged divorce, high conflict divorce, preparing for the holiday season, Warshak
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What Divorced Parents Can Learn From Atlas Shrugged
Fifty-four years after publication, Ayn Rand’s magnum opus, Atlas Shrugged, has hit the big screen, opening to modest success by independent film standards. It is currently #6 on Amazon, and the “second most influential book for Americans today” according to … Continue reading
Posted in coparenting, parental alienation/parental alienation syndrome
Tagged Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, celebrity divorce, child custody, divorce, divorce poison, high conflict divorce, parental alienation, Warshak
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Why Did You and Daddy Get Divorced?
When parents decide to divorce they face the difficult challenge of telling the children. The task is so difficult that about one in four parents say nothing to the children. They leave the kids to figure out for themselves what … Continue reading
When Kids Need to Know Bad Things About a Parent – Part 3
The Warshak Test helps parents judge whether their criticisms of each other are likely to help or hurt their children. The purpose of the test is to raise awareness of the impact of your words on your children and to … Continue reading
Bad-mouthing a Parent Harms Children’s Self-esteem
In response to a comment on my recent Huffpost blogpost, I wrote the following. Children identify with both parents. Remember how you felt as a child when a playmate trashed-talked your parents? In my day we called it “ranking out” … Continue reading
When Kids Need to Know Bad Things About a Parent – Part 2
You are convinced that your child’s other parent, or a grandparent is bad, and the kids should know about it. Do they really need to hear what you have to say? When facing the impulse to present a parent or … Continue reading
Telling Kids Which Parent Wanted the Divorce
I have posted a few replies to comments on my recent Huffpost article. Learn more.
Posted in coparenting
Tagged divorce, divorce poison, high conflict divorce, parental alienation, Warshak
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Six Tips to Give Children Better Holidays
Holidays can be times of great joy when families build shared positive memories. Holidays can also be times of great stress, blues, and depression. When parents live apart from each other, they need to make a special effort to work … Continue reading