You have heard the unfortunate statistic that approximately half of all marriages end in divorce. Yet what about the other half? Are they happy? This might not be the most uplifting topic yet it warrants discussion. In a Psychology Today article Child-ol'-a-try John Gartner, PhD defines child-ol'-a-try as "the worship of one's children at the expense of [...]
I welcome author Jackie Pilossoph as my first guest blog contributor. I met Jackie through a work colleague, who connected us for her to do a feature on my business for Wilmette Life, a subsidiary of the Sun-Times Media. I immediately thought Jackie was fabulous. We chatted about her divorce experience and my work as both [...]
I recently launched a new co-parent coaching program I affectionately call Co-Parent Boot Camp to help parents who are separated or divorced manage the pitfalls of co-parenting and develop more effective co-parenting strategies. In response, a wonderful and talented writer that I know Jackie Philossoph asked if I would write a guest blog for her blog [...]
To mark the launch of my new co-parenting boot camp/ coaching program, I thought I would repost this blog, which I had originally posted in another forum. Separation or divorce is stressful for parents and children alike. This is a significant change to the family system and children and teens often struggle emotionally and behaviorally. They [...]