Parenting Dilemmas

Handling Holiday Hassles With An Ex Who Hates You

  Heather felt that familiar sense of dread. December was always the worst. Although she and Brian had been divorced for over three years, the holidays continued to be complicated and miserable. Despite her best efforts to keep things friendly, there was zero flexibility. If Molly or Jack had holiday parties or special events, Brian…

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My Ex is a slob and it’s driving me crazy

COPARENTING AFTER DIVORCE AND DEALING WITH DIFFERENCES INVOLVES KNOWING WHEN TO HOLD FIRM AND WHEN TO STOP SWEATING THE SMALL STUFF. If you search the web looking for information on coparenting, chances are you’ll find quite a bit of chatter about how to manage big-ticket items. How do you break the news to your kids?…

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Bypassing Battles with Your Ex Over Parenting Styles

  If your repeated requests to “nix the junk” are falling on deaf ears, it’s time to consider a new coparenting approach. From what time Jacob should go to bed to whether or not Haley should be allowed to go to a concert with her friends.  What one parent sees as a perfectly acceptable parenting…

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How do you handle an Ex that isn’t consistently involved?

Q –  My Ex was never really involved with the kids when we were married. Now that we’re divorced he’s even less involved.  Usually he shows up for “fun” events but doesn’t make an effort to exercise his “visitation” with the children consistently.  I’m worried about how this is affecting them.  Is it my responsibility…

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