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Child Centered Divorce
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Made Divorce Mistakes? It’s Never Too La

Made Divorce Mistakes? It’s Never Too Late to Get it Right – for your Children!
We all makes mistakes when parenting and especially during divorce. If you have found that your children are suffering or hurting due to a divorce decision you made when you were more motivated by anger than by positive parenting and are now having regrets – take action. Here's how to be a positive role model for your children.
Parenting After Divorce
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Divorcing Parents – Think Twice Before G

Divorcing Parents – Think Twice Before Going to Court
Divorce litigation is really a luxury, not a necessity. And it’s often a luxury that results in material success at the cost of familial success. Not only is fighting expensive, it’s often more about ego than concern for the best interest of your kids. The money spent in court fighting over details could instead be used for living expenses or savings toward your child’s education. Those same issues could just as easily have been resolved through mediation – and at a much lower price. Here's why.
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Two Challenges Your Children Face During...

Two Challenges Your Children Face During & After Your Divorce
БогородицаBy Rosalind Sedacca, CCT Whether your divorce is pending or five years behind you, your children continue to process the reality according to their age and level of understanding. There are several concepts that cause the most emotional turmoil for children. Being aware of these sensitive areas can help parents address these issues more effectively. As your children age they may revisit your divorce with more questions, confusion or insecurity. That’s why it’s essential that you have answers ready based on a keen understanding of how children internalize a divorce – even long after it’s over. There are two major concepts that can create the most emotional pain for children. The first has to do with blame and the second with unrealistic expectations. Here are some suggestions for handling these common challenges. Children keep blaming themselves for the divorce – even after it’s over! Regardless of what their parents may

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How Divorce is Portrayed in the Media —

How Divorce is Portrayed in the Media — & Its Effects on Your Kids!
What part does media play in how divorce affects children? Children do not have the cognitive skills to observe media in a critical manner and evaluate; they simply take what they see at face value and process it as fact. It is important to teach children from a young age that television and movies are fictional, skewed depictions of reality. Children imitate what they see, so if they see children react poorly to a divorce they will respond in the same manner. It then becomes the parent's responsibility to intervene and give their children the tools and venue to appropriately understand and discuss what they've seen on television.
Guest Experts, Parenting After Divorce
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5th Annual National Child-Centered Divor...

5th Annual National Child-Centered Divorce Month recognized with free ebooks, coaching, teleclasses and more through July
July is National Child-Centered Divorce Month, dedicated to alerting parents about the harm to their children when divorce isn’t handled effectively. Repeated studies show that it isn’t divorce per se that damages children. It’s the mistakes that unaware parents make before, during and after divorce that does the harm. Throughout July divorce professionals concerned about the effects of divorce on children will be sharing their advice and insights on the topic. Their goal is to educate parents about the choices they do have before moving into divorce to prevent negative consequences for children of all ages.
Child-Centered Divorce, News
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