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Co-Parenting and Teenagers

When I read parenting articles in magazines and professional journals, there’s often good advice in them.  However, if you are a co-parent, a step-parent, or a single parent, these articles are often missing some key pieces of information.  With over 50% of marriages ending in divorce and millions of our children now living in nontraditional households, it makes sense to … Read more here>>>

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Co-Parenting and Transition Times

Co-parenting is not easy, especially if you have a strained relationship with your ex.  The benefits of co-parenting however, of having a good relationship with your ex, far outweigh the negatives.  Children want their parents to get along.  They need good role models—parents who model respect and healthy problem-solving.  Children also need a sense of consistency, stability, and security from … Read more here>>>

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Parental Alienation Part 2

The favored parent’s negative influence is the most obvious ingredient in cases where children unreasonably reject a parent (Warshak, November 23, 2010, ¶ 2).

The first article on parental alienation (PA) (click here to read it) defined PA using the definition given by the Parental Alienation Awareness Organization and Richard Gardner’s eight criteria.  It is important to note that Gardner’s … Read more here>>>

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Parental Alienation

For all my education, friends, close colleagues and personal therapy, I can’t seem to find solace for the deep state of mourning I’m in. I’m grief-stricken, heartbroken at the loss of my daughter. My tears are too close to the surface and I’ve said for some time that for me it is worse than death. It is an unresolved, needless Read more here>>>

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