Shielding Your Kids From “The Heat”
October 27, 2009 by Delaine
Filed under Children & Divorce, Family, The Ex, delainemoore
Studies have shown that it’s the ongoing hostilities between divorcing parents that really emotionally damage and traumatize children. So how do you protect your children’s emotional well-being if divorce matters are in the Red Zone, the two of you aren’t speaking, and you can’t even stand being in the same building as him/her?
You may ‘know’ you should smile and talk civilly and put on [...]
Sometimes It Sucks Being A Divorced Mom With No Family Support in Town
July 21, 2009 by Delaine
Filed under Family, Parenting, delainemoore
Submitted by Delaine
I’ve put off and put off and put off writing this blog because I was worried about coming across as a whiner. But as my Good Man has reminded me once again, I’m not SuperWoman. And so I confess: I sometimes find it really hard being a divorced mom with no family support [...]
Why Say Mean Things?
March 31, 2009 by Delaine
Filed under The Ex, delainemoore
A child psychologist told her that one of the best skills she could teach her kids to help them adjust to her ex’s and her different parenting styles was the ‘Teflon Suit” technique. It involved her explaining what teflon is and how it enabled all food to just ‘slide off off” pots and pans. [...]
