Successful parenting does not come with a set of rules; you will learn parenting while raising your child. No matter the number of books or article...
Divorce is typically considered one of the most stressful life events a person can go through. When there are children involved, it’s generally the...
Did you know that between 40% and 50% of married couples in the US end up getting a divorce? This is a common occurrence, which shows that it’s rig...
In 2018, there were over 700,000 divorces in America. That’s about 39% of married couples. It’s a staggering statistic, but divorces occur for many...
Did you know that 16% of American children live in a blended family?
That means that they have one biological parent and one step-parent. It’s a...
While many parents are nervous to get to the teenager stage, knowing that it brings with it more serious issues and conversations, this can also be...
As your child starts to leave diapers and naps behind and moves into a full-blown preschooler, there are lots of exciting milestones and certainly ...
One of the best parts of being a parent is watching your children get older. Their personalities develop even more, they can carry on real conversa...
Any time you are going through a divorce and there are children involved, it adds another layer to be aware of. This is even more true when the chi...
Every year, around one-and-a-half million children are born to unmarried parents in the United States. From the outset, these children face diffe...
Many divorces involve children, and many of those divorced parents will go on to remarry — very likely to someone who also already has children of ...
Dating is never easy, but when you’re dating someone who already has children, the stakes are even higher. Once you realize that it’s time to take ...
While we usually think of the parent comforting the child and trying to ensure they are happy and healthy, children often think they also have some...
When two parents are working together to raise their children even after their romantic relationship has ended, we call this co-parenting. It’s a t...
It’s safe to say that 2020 has been a landmark year so far, and it’s not over yet. From the first mentions of coronavirus at the beginning of the y...
While a divorce or separation is often the best choice for some families, it doesn’t mean that co-parenting comes without its challenges. Learning ...
More and more parents are choosing to have joint custody in the last few decades as opposed to the traditional every other weekend schedules of the...
Over 2 million children in the US attend school all year round. If your kids aren’t part of this statistic, then school’s out soon, and you need ...
Since COVID-19’s arrival, it has changed nearly everything about daily life. From how we grocery shop and connect with friends and family to where ...
When it comes to parenting, we dads tend to be underestimated. People assume that a child’s mother is the primary parent and that the dad simply pi...
Facing a divorce can be challenging enough. Anger, rejection, fear, disappointment, and failure are all normal feelings of someone facing divorce. ...
From Kramer vs. Kramer to Marriage Story, you’re likely familiar with films about contested family breakups. As these movies artfully point out, ev...
If you’ve recently separated or gotten divorced from your partner, and you have kids together, then you may be discussing custody plans.
For exa...
Amid a contentious divorce, staying separated but living together might sound ill-advised. Yet, some parents find it the best way to meet the needs...
Going through a divorce is one of the most difficult life events to endure. As hard as it is on the two people going through it, joint custody situ...
Marriage and divorce have become parts of the collective American experience. Ninety percent of individuals marry by age 50. About 40 percent of th...
Parenting is never easy. It’s a full-time job that requires you to drop your personal needs to tend to other human lives.
That full-time job bec...
Family therapists extoll the benefits of co-parenting and with good reason. Countless studies demonstrate that kids do better when they remain in...
The rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic is upending lives everywhere, but it’s putting a strain on a group that already deals with challenges ...
Parenting has never been for the faint of heart. It comes with 24/7 worries and requires an endless supply of patience. There are also downright th...
