The winter months can be challenging with toddlers and preschoolers especially if you are depressed. Non-stop colds and viruses and the time change can impact daily schedules. Daily exercise in the fresh air can help pass these long winter days.
Should We Have Children?
Is This Really Adulthood?
New Significant Others
Co-parents can reach agreements regarding how new significant others will be introduced to the children. These provisions stem from a recognition that each family member will adjust to the separation at a different pace. While these agreements require effort and compromise, they can reduce conflict.
The Perils of Grief
Allegations of alienation are common in high conflict divorce matters. It can be difficult to distinguish alienation and gate-keeping..The emptiness of a parent’s home when the children are with the other parent and the grief that the parent experiences while missing the children can contribute to these patterns.
Caution: Hallmark Holiday Ahead
Valentine’s Day can cause you to reassess where you are in terms of intimate relationships. Anxiety can creep in as friends find partners. Staying true to yourself, letting go of relationships that truly aren’t working, and remaining open to all the possibilities around you can lead you to your own special person.
Tie-Breaker Authority
If you’re separated and trying to work out how you will make decisions for the children going forward, it’s quite possible that you will encounter the term, “tie-breaker authority.” When decision-making is shared and co-parents disagree, tie-breaker authority allows one co-parent to make the decision.
