Sucking It Up For The Kids
One of the nicest things my parents did after their divorce was to spend Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner together as a family, not just one year but several. At the time, I didn't realize how unusual this was, nor did …
Category: Parenting
Co-Parenting Advice: Develop Right Mind-Set After Divorce
Sharing parental responsibilities after divorce is usually of great value for the children. But it can also be enormously complex and challenging for parents. The consequences, when it doesn’t work, can be considerable. Your children are very likely to exploit …
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Who Pays for College Tuition?
Tis the season for high school seniors to start receiving college acceptance letters, and for most families, that means it’s also a season of distinctly conflicting emotions. On the one hand, it’s thrilling to learn that your child has been …
Same-sex couple fights to change adoption laws so their kids have same rights as other children
Imagine not being allowed to adopt a child you had raised since birth. That is what some same-sex partners are facing. Michigan is among a handful of states that still offers no legal protections for gays and lesbians – and …
Early childhood stress: a parents’ guide.
When parents stress about the wrong kinds of stress, it distracts us from a real and grave public health issue. But it’s easy to get tangled and confused by media reports about stress hurting preschoolers. Here, then, is a brief …
9 Things I Learned In The Parent Encouragement Program, AKA Shitty Parents Anonymous
The Parent Encouragement Program is a series of classes and workshops that are available to parents living in the D.C. area. The introductory class is free, and so I went a couple of weeks ago, because it didn't cost anything …
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Judy Silk: Steps And Exes: 10 Simple Things I've Learned From Living In The Trenches
When I was younger, divorce was something you whispered about, like cancer. It came with a certain stigma and a mysterious other-worldliness. My aunt and uncle got divorced when their kids were in college and some of that stigma dissolved …
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If Your Spouse Is Gay, You Are Not Alone
No one knows exactly how many gay, lesbian, or transgender people there are throughout the world. This is so partly because some of these gay folks don't know it themselves and partly because they know it, but they don't want …
A Divorced Child's Bill of Rights
It's easy to get so caught up in the battles of divorce and the hassles of custody that you forget that your child has certain inalienable rights. A child of divorce, especially, needs to have his or her rights honored …
3 Tips for Being a Better Co-parent in 2012
As New Years approaches, you say you want a resolution? How about resolving to be a better co-parent in 2012?Here are 3 tips that might help you accomplish just this. 1. Lighten up on judgments of your co-parent. Face the …