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While Collaborative Divorce isn’t new it is gaining steam. Collaborative Divorce is a way to divorce in a more cooperative, friendly manner.

I know that goes against many divorcees feelings when they are heading towards divorce. Often couples are very adversarial and want to fight for everything they ‘deserve’.

The problem with that is if children are involved they take the biggest hit.

Children are naturally loyal to their parents. So when there is tension and fighting the…

When my youngest son was about 3 years old I realized that come on meant nothing to him.   I would say it and get moving only to look back and see that he hadn’t moved.   I realized that I was constantly telling him to come on.   We had to get dressed, get to preschool, get to the grocery store, get his brother to his sporting practice, etc.   I said it so much it no longer had any meaning.

What do you find yourself repeating over and over again?  Are you aware of…

I have noticed that many times parents are not aware of what they are exposing their children to when it comes to adult topics.  A child’s development and maturity is very different from an adult’s.  Even if your child is very verbal and appears mature for their age, they are still children.

Are you aware of where your children are when you are talking about adult topics? Can they overhear you talking to a friend on the phone or in the other room? Do you have adult themed…

Will you wait on your children forever?

I often see parents who do everything for their children, picking up their toys, cleaning their rooms, preparing every meal, keeping track of homework, calling friends for them, and even feeding them by hand way past the time when it was necessary. How will these children learn to do things for themselves?

Babies need parents to do everything for them. They don’t have any choice. But as…