Conflict Resolution and Managing Family Stress
February 4, 2011 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Children & Divorce, Editor's Picks, Family, In-laws & Extended Family, Parenting, Single Dads, Single Moms, The Ex
Submitted by: Shirley Cress Dudley The following is information about managing family stress. It’s from Debbie Lorence, University of Louisville’s Kentucky Autism Training Center, who gave a handout that I thought may help: Magical thinking and conflict resolution: I will try not to avoid conflict altogether: Instead, I will try to not let the little [...]
Top 10 Co-Parenting Tips For Divorced Parents
January 13, 2011 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Blended & Changing Families, Children & Divorce, Editor's Picks, Parenting, Single Dads, Single Moms
Submitted by: Shirley Cress Dudley Top 10 Co-Parenting Tips For Divorced Parents 1- Keep contact to a minimum One phone call a day is excessive, several text messages a day is extremely excessive. If you have a subject related to the kids- speak briefly and clearly about your expectations. Emails are better than phone calls, [...]
Ask the Divorce Coach: Ex Wife’s Boyfriend Too Involved With Children
January 9, 2011 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under cathymeyer, Children & Divorce, Editor's Picks, Grief & Anger, Parenting, Single Dads
Question: My question relates to my Ex’s boyfriend. After a rough separation/ Divorce (her idea - final in 8/10; married for 12 yrs), she has been dating a guy for a few months and against my wishes -introduced him to our 2 Sons ( 6,and 11) in October. Anything I say falls on deaf ears [...]
Think Before You Speak: Parental Alienation-One Woman’s View
December 23, 2010 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Children & Divorce, Coping, dailyplate, Domestic Abuse, Editor's Picks, Grief & Anger, Parenting, The Ex
Submitted by: Big Little Wolf Parental alienation seems to be the rallying cry these days – for those divorcing or divorced. What is it, exactly? And why should we all be concerned about it? Let me be clear. I’m not an attorney and I’m not a therapist. But I am a long-term single parent who [...]
Reader Question: First Post-Divorce Christmas
December 19, 2010 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under cathymeyer, Children & Divorce, Coping, Holidays, Parenting
Submitted by: Cathy Meyer My husband and I divorced several months ago after eleven years of marriage. He’s living in a neighboring town and we share custody of our children, ages nine and seven. It was a bitter divorce and our kids heard far too much anger towards the end. My question is what to [...]
Adversarial Divorce Attorneys: The Bunny Cage Case
November 20, 2010 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Children & Divorce, Editor's Picks, Legal Issues, Parenting, Single Moms, Society & The Divorcee
Submitted by: Belinda Rachman I don’t’ remember when or how I found The Bunny Cage blog, but upon seeing the provocative photography of this self-styled Cindy Sherman of Wyoming, I started following Sara LeeAnn Banevedes. It was hard to believe someone so hip was living in a small town writing such interesting stories and taking [...]
When The Kids Are Away…
November 18, 2010 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Editor's Picks, Family, Parenting, Single Moms
Submitted by Lee Block My children have been at their father’s for the past week and don’t come home until Sunday. This is unusual in itself, because he hasn’t had them for longer than a week for the past 2 years. Why am I telling you this? I am so lonely and bored! My dog [...]
Ten Tips to Help Divorced Dads Be Better Dads
November 11, 2010 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Editor's Picks, Family, Parenting, Single Dads
Submitted by Paul Banas Dealing with a divorce that includes children may be the most difficult thing you ever do. Here are some general tips that might help guide you. 1. Listen carefully. Now is the time to make an extra effort to put down the paper or turn off the TV when the kids [...]
“Time” – Can A Busy Divorced Mom Make it Her Friend?
October 25, 2010 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Family, NoMore, Parenting, Single Moms
Submitted by Delaine “Even if the day was 36 hours long, I still couldn’t accomplish everything I need to do.” “I’m spread so thinly I feel like I’m sucking in every area of my life.” “With three young kids AND working full-time, I never get enough time for ME.” These are all statements I’ve thought and said aloud [...]
Five Rules for Divorced Dads
October 19, 2010 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Family, Parenting, Single Dads
Submitted by Paul Banas As a child of divorce (my parents divorced when I was four), I can personally say that divorce can be, or maybe always is, hardest on the kids. It should be a decision of last resort when kids are involved and very clearly the “least bad” of your options in a [...]
