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Child Centered Divorce
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  - Divorce and Co-Parenting
  - Parenting Children of Divorce
  - Dating as a Divorced Parent
Created by Rosalind Sedacca, CDC
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Helping Children Through the Holidays Af...

Helping Children Through the Holidays After the Divorce
One of the toughest transitions for children is often coping with the first holiday season. Our challenge as parents is to create new traditions and activities that can replace the memories of family holidays in the past. Here are some suggestions on how to help your children through the holiday season in the best possible spirits.

Parents: Tips for Moving On After Divorc...

Parents: Tips for Moving On After Divorce With Acceptance & Awareness
Divorced parents: here are important points to consider and take action on which will enable you to create a healthier, more gratifying new chapter in your life – for you and your children. Divorced parents must learn to let go, forgive, handle conflicts, make time for themselves and take the high road regarding challenges. Here's how to succeed!

Parent/Child Communication — Even More V

Parent/Child Communication — Even More Vital Post-Divorce!
Divorcing and divorced parents:Take time to see the world through your children’s eyes and you will be better able to meet their needs, understand their confusion or aggression and find appropriate ways to dissolve tension through your conversation and guidance. Learn good communication skills so your children feel heard, safe and protected.

Divorcing Parents: Don’t Bring Your Batt

Divorcing Parents: Don’t Bring Your Battles to Court
Divorcing parents, when you give your divorce outcome over to the courts, you are paving the way to unimaginable stress and frustration compounded by a sense of powerlessness that is hard to comprehend until you are in its grips. Avoid aggressive divorce attorneys bent on litigation and choose instead Collaborative lawyers or divorce mediators who put the needs of your children ahead of court battles that will be costly in terms of finances as well as the psychological well-being of your children.

Parents: can you let go of grudges after...

Parents: can you let go of grudges after divorce?
Divorce can be a major stumbling block to our happiness and personal growth. Holding grudges and resentments have been proven to be harmful to your physical health and emotional well-being – not to mention the psychological effects on your children. Forgiveness is a productive way to move forward, detach from the past and let go of lingering hurts so you can experience a healthier, more promising future – and protect your children from toxic parenting. Here are some behaviors that indicate you may be holding grudges.

Misunderstanding your child’s emotional

Misunderstanding your child’s emotional awareness after divorce – teens, too!
One common error divorced parents make is misunderstanding the stage of development their kids and teens are at which can lead to unrealistic expectations. Too often parents will assume that their child possesses a better handle on their emotions and a deeper understanding of human nature than is really possible at their age -- even for teenagers. So when their child acts out or otherwise misbehaves, it’s easy to misconstrue their intentions. Here's help for when your child’s behavior post-divorce doesn’t live up to your expectations.