A crucial step towards harmonious co-parenting is adopting a new communication style with your co-parent focused solely on effective parenting. Start by acknowledging that co-parenting revolves around the children, ensuring both parents play secure roles as heroes and role models in their lives. Your new language should exclusively address the children's needs and convey only [...]
Children want to be seen and heard. To see them is to recognize them as someone similar to you, which means more than seeing them physically. Take a loving look inside your children with understanding, acceptance, and connection. Children see half of mom and half of dad inside them. If you dislike part of the [...]
Having children is a gift and a miracle. It’s a privilege to be loving parents. We all have goals to create beautiful dreams as a family together. The Primary importance is when a couple decides to move in together, their objective and optimistic mindset is to do it right the first time by their children. [...]
In July 2015, I published an article about ‘’WHY GO ON A BEACH VACATION WITH YOUR EX?’’ (HuffPost). Since then, so much has evolved. The first time it took us 20 years to finally decide to take a beach vacation as Co-parents, and it was the first time my bonus (step) son was with his [...]
I’m thrilled to be a featured speaker on Divorce Differently Summit held on Sept. 20, 21 with Andrea Hipps Divorce Coach. If you’re ready to look differently at the way you’re handling your Co-parenting relationship, listen to the free Podcast that Andrea Hipps Divorce Coach and I discussed on how to help divorced parents [...]
KIDS ARE WORTH IT ! Some people are more than mentors. They are true kindred spirits and endless sources of inspiration and guidance. Barbara Coloroso is an internationally recognized speaker and author on parenting, teaching, school discipline, grieving, nonviolent conflict resolution, restorative justice and bullying. Her book, Kids Are Worth It, is an internationally bestselling [...]
Featured on Thrive Global on August 6, 2018 All relationships are an attempt to understand another person. When that person speaks another language, the challenge increases. A key step towards co-parenting in harmony is adopting a new language with your co-parent for effective communication that is parenting-only. Learning this new language starts by recognizing that [...]
Oct. 19, 2017 Oct. 24, 2017 Life is too short to suffer through constant stress and anger. Childhood is even shorter still. And if you are living under stress with your co-parent, so are your children. Co-parenting after divorce, there will always be disagreements and misunderstandings. Your approach to these interactions cannot be anchored in [...]
Father's Day is joyously anticipated by your children, as it is a day to show their appreciation and love for their dad and stepdad. However, for newly separated or divorced fathers, this day can be one of the most difficult times of the year, especially in the circumstance in which they are unable to see [...]
Featured on HuffPost May 9, 2017 Featured on Thrive Global April 17, 2018 Mother’s Day is to celebrate exactly that – mothers of every kind, whether it’s to celebrate your mom, grandmother, stepmother or anyone else that has played a maternal role in your life. Every type of mom appreciates the recognition for all their [...]
