This is easy to do. If you love your child, you may want to do the opposite of things on this list. Do not attend court hearings about custody or visitation. Ignore requests to meet with your child’s Guardian ad Litem (the lawyer appointed by a judge to learn about your child and make […]

by Guest Author Elinor Robin, Ph.D. with a little editing by Virginia L Colin, Ph.D. 31. Consider occasionally separating your children in order to give each parent some individual time with each child. 32. Introduce your child to neighborhood children she can play with at her second home. 33. Consider holding monthly family meetings, with a rotating chair,

Everyone who is considering divorce should see this movie. Most of them should then run away from litigious lawyers and  find good professional family mediators to work with. Here are links to trailers from the film: The Price of Divorce, All Powerful Judges   One organization that is assisting people with quick, inexpensive divorces is

Recently I met a new person (Let’s call him Peter) in the home of my daughter’s stepmother (Let’s call her Ann). Peter already knew Ann pretty well and already knew my daughter (Let’s call her Laurie) as Ann’s stepdaughter, so Laurie introduced me as her other mom. I said to Peter “Yes, I’m her other mom, or,

  I work with many couples and ex-couples whose budgets and relationships are severely stressed as a result of buying things they could not afford. Sometimes money problems are the primary cause of a divorce. This time of year is filled with temptations to spend too much. Below are some warnings from Framme Law Firm, PC.

  We need to teach our children how to participate in civil discussions about topics they disagree about, including things that matter a lot to them. This is critical to the future health of our democracy. At present, most politicians are acting the way co-parents in the ugliest divorces act — more interested in blaming

by guest author Jackie Ruiz You may have gotten rid of the source of a lot of emotional stress when you got divorced, but you’ve likely picked up a different form of stress instead: financial. After the final papers are signed, most women find themselves in a worse financial position than they ever experienced during their

  Recently a business friend of mine, Melanie Springs of Sisarina, challenged a number of people not only to dream big but also to say out loud what dreams they planned to pursue. My dream: Everyone  in the U.S., Canada, and a number of other countries will know that if people need to divorce, they should

by Guest Author Elinor Robin, Ph.D. with a little editing by Virginia L Colin, Ph.D. 21. Even if the other parent disappoints your child or fails to honor a time commitment, tell the child that in spite of this error the other parent loves the child very much. (Say that only if you believe it