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February 05, 2019

How to Start Dating After Divorce

How to start dating after divorce? It's kind of like asking how to start walking: there's no "right" answer other than to put one foot in front of the other. Every person walks at a different age. Every person walks at a different pace. Every person walks in a different direction.

January 17, 2019

Parenting Expectations vs. Reality

You have a newborn baby, a completely blank slate. A perfect miniature person waiting for you to mold and shape them in any way you like, into whatever personality and behavioral traits you want. Anything is possible. That’s what most parents want to think of their newborn baby. About two hours in (sometimes sooner) parents find out they are entirely wrong.

September 25, 2018

Parenting & Technology

Worrying comes with the territory when it comes to parenting. Your grandparents worried about the type of music your parents listened to on the radio. Your parents were worried about what you were watching on the television. And today you must contend with technology, mainly those pesky, pocket-sized light boxes that glue kids’ butts to the couch and eyes to the screens.

September 20, 2018

How Chores Are an Essential Part of Childhood

Vacuuming. Cleaning your bedroom. Emptying the dishwasher. Mowing the lawn. These are just a few of the many household chores to get done. Who does them in your house? Do the kids help?

positive parenting creates stronger bonds

September 14, 2018

The Benefits of Positive Parenting

Positive parenting builds healthier relationships between parents and children. The approach makes parents more sensitive, responsive and consistent in their interactions with their children, and it makes children happier, more optimistic and more intrinsically motivated to choose the behaviors that parents prefer.

September 03, 2018

Co-Parenting Tips for Divorced Parents

Unless there are serious issues such as domestic violence or substance abuse that prevent one parent from sharing in the parental responsibilities, you will most likely still be joined together when it comes to the raising of your children, so here are a few tips to help you navigate this new relationship with your former spouse.

August 17, 2018

Co-Parenting Pros & Cons

If both parents are fit, co-parenting — an arrangement in which both parents share the duties of raising a child — is preferred by professionals. Here are some of the pros and cons of a co-parenting relationship.

August 12, 2018

What Is the Difference Between Guardian Ad Litem and an Attorney?

Guardian ad litem is a person whom the court appoints to act as an independent investigator and make recommendations as to what solutions would be in the best interests of a child or person with a disability in a case that involves them.