Tips For Protecting Your Children From Divorce Drama

Several years ago, Tiger Woods’ shining public image as the World’s Number One Gentleman Golfer took some serious hits. While he may no longer has a reputation as the ideal family man, when new broke, he and Elin definitely did few things right. From the night he crashed his SUV, and throughout the resulting media…

Tips for managing the summer for separated parents

Christina’s top  4 tips for helping separated parents  “Survive the Summer” as seen on Two of the biggest summer issues for separated parents are: 1. Who’s going to pay for it?2. How are we going to schedule it? If you are struggling with either or both of these issues, keep the following tips in mind.…

Preparing Children For The Summer When Parents Live Apart

As the end of the school term draws near many parents start feeling anxious about transitioning their children into a summer schedule. Historically this time of year is when many children spend longer periods of time away from one or both parents due to vacations and/or scheduled extended periods of time with one parent or…

Tips For Parents On Balancing Stress

It seems yet another sensationalistic parenting story has caught the media’s attention with a vengeance when 45-year-old mom, Madlyn Primoff, had enough and  ditched her arguing daughters, (10 and 12 years old) on the side of the road three miles from home. While the details vary some from story to story, without a doubt it…

What’s Your Legacy?

Written in loving memory of my dear friend and colleague, Dr. Richard B. Austin. As I continue my work, I can often hear his voice inside my head offering words of wisdom and encouragement. In Sept 13th 2007,  my dear friend and colleague, Dr. Richard Austin, died from health related complications due to cancer. He…