Co-Parents Celebrating the Holidays Across Two Homes: A Journey of Love and Harmony

By |2024-11-29T19:05:20+00:00November 29th, 2024|Blended Families, Bonus children, Bonus grandparents, Bonus parents, Children's well-being, Co-parenting, Co-parenting advice, Communication, Flexibilty & Compromise, Healthy Relationship, kids are worth it, kids come first, Kindness, Love, Navigate conflicts, Parenthood, parenting, Present Moment, Quality Time, Respect, Ripple Effect, Soulful Connection, Step-children|

The holidays are often a time of mixed emotions—joy and excitement for some, and anxiety or sadness for others. In the early stages of divorce, co-parents may find the season especially overwhelming, as emotions run high and there may be lingering resentment. While sharing time with a child between two homes can be painful at [...]

Top 10 Co-Parenting Tips for a Smooth Back-to-School Transition

By |2024-08-15T17:31:11+00:00August 15th, 2024|Back-to-school, Blended Families, Bonus children, Bonus grandparents, Bonus parents, Children's well-being, Co-parenting, Co-parenting advice, kids are worth it, kids come first, Kindness, Love, Mindful Uncoupling, Parenthood, parenting, Present Moment, Ripple Effect|

As summer’s warm embrace fades, we enter a season of structure and growth, filled with new opportunities for learning and connection. The back-to-school transition can be a time of excitement and renewal, but it can also bring stress, especially for co-parents navigating shared responsibilities. By approaching this time with a spirit of collaboration and mindful [...]

Embracing a Fresh Communication Approach for Happier Children in Co-Parenting

By |2024-07-10T20:53:50+00:00July 10th, 2024|Co-parenting, Co-parenting advice, kids are worth it, kids come first, Kindness, Love, parenting, Uncategorized|

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 [...]

Incorporating More Understanding Into Your Co-parenting Relationship

By |2024-06-11T17:23:02+00:00June 4th, 2024|Co-parenting, parenting, Uncategorized|

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 [...]

Co-parenting: Navigating events together

By |2023-06-14T18:01:11+00:00June 14th, 2023|Blended Families, Bonus children, Bonus grandparents, Bonus parents, Co-parenting, Finding Meaning, kids are worth it, kids come first, Kindness, Love, parenting, Uncategorized|

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. [...]

Love and Hope in Co-parenting

By |2023-06-14T17:13:20+00:00May 4th, 2023|Blended Families, Bonus children, Bonus parents, Co-parenting, Co-parenting advice, Finding Meaning, Grief, kids are worth it, kids come first, Kindness, Loss Loved One, Love, parenting, Personal Stories, Step-children|

In early June 2022, as I sifted through my emails, I came across a message from my former maid of honour, who also happens to be my longtime girlfriend. The opening line read, "We are honoured to have you at our wedding." I couldn't help but sigh as I closed my eyes, took a deep [...]

Healthy Co-parenting Tip

By |2023-03-30T21:12:44+00:00March 30th, 2023|Blended Families, Bonus children, Bonus grandparents, Bonus parents, Co-parenting, Co-parenting advice, kids are worth it, kids come first, Kindness, Love, parenting, Step-children|

Words are Powerful  Beware of how you choose your words. Communicate with your co-parent calmy, with purpose and clarity. Intentionally schedule time with your Co-parent to discuss important issues related to your child and yes be solution-oriented. Kids come first. Co-parenting in Harmony is possible.

Conscious Uncoupling: A mindful path towards co-parenting in harmony

By |2021-05-24T16:56:49+00:00May 24th, 2021|Bonus parents, Co-parenting, Co-parenting advice, Conscious Uncoupling, Divorce grief, Finding Meaning, Grief, kids are worth it, kids come first, Kindness, Love, Mindful Uncoupling, parenting|

When parents go through an ugly divorce, it can impact many areas of post-divorce life; especially the ability to achieve harmony in co-parenting. What I’ve learned - through coaching and through personal experience - is that this difficulty always comes down to unhealed wounds. It is, in many cases, a form of grief; divorce grief. [...]

Co-parenting Smartly After Divorce Is A Must For Your Child’s Health

By |2018-07-18T21:31:03+00:00May 2nd, 2018|Blended Families, Co-parenting, Co-parenting advice, Personal Stories, Step-children|

Featured on HuffPost May 2, 2018  Featured on ThriveGlobal July 18, 2018 When married, parents usually pay attention to their children's needs, and support each other in their roles. They are committed in both heart and soul, and have the willingness to give their full attention and love to creating a phenomenal family. Once divorced, [...]

Co-Parent in Harmony with These Communications Tips

By |2017-05-19T20:27:49+00:00September 24th, 2015|Blended Families, Co-parenting, Co-parenting advice, Huffington Post, Step-children|

Click here to read my recent article in the Huffington Post, September 2015 Newly divorced and dating but why does it have to be so complicated? He’s attractive, sensitive and so much fun to be with. He’s also moody, quick to anger and can be hard to talk to. Why? Because life is complicated when [...]

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