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A Divorced Dad Helps You Discover Your Inside Self
You think that because the hammer of divorce has knocked you upside your head, it's shameful, painful, and a terrifying life that you're stuck with. Wrong! You're in the midst of a wonderful gift.
A Second Set of Tips for Effective Parenting
You want your kids to have the best and you've only got one chance to create the kind of adult you want them to be: thoughtful, enthusiastic, productive, loving and hardworking. These tips complete last month's list of effective parenting tips to help you with this challenging task.
Are My Feelings About My Ex Subjective Or Objective?
When you're newly divorced, your feelings get to slam dance. Later on, you'll really want to become more reasonable, more objective and this article tells you precisely how to get that done.
Divorce's Most Common, Most Costly Mistakes
Here are the five critical mistakes divorced men and women make when filing for divorce. Learn them now and head off subsequent problems at the pass!
Divorced? Feeling Guilty?
If you are a divorced parent with kids who seem to "make you feel guilty," these words of wisdom will help you nip that guilt in the bud, help keep your kids from manipulating you, and keep the specter of a second divorce away.
Do You Control Your Emotions or Do They Control You?
Actors are trained to express their emotions on command. This kind of control is a wonderful skill. Have you ever considered exercising control over your emotions?
Eight Critical Communication Techniques
If you try any one of these eight communicating with children tips a try, your success in parenting and your communication with your kids will both benefit.
Face the Pain of Your Divorce and You'll Begin to Heal
In the early days of the processing through your divorce, the emotional pain can be incapacitating. You might experience a whole range of emotions that hurt. Searching for the role you played in this can create the release you ardently seek.
Family Influences ' They Mean Well, but in the long run, YOU make the decisions.
Everybody has a family of some kind. Some are great. Some are challenging. It's up to you how you accept their influences.
Five Effective Parenting Tips Because Your Kids Deserve Your Best
If you use these effective parenting tips, you'll be on your way to a healthy and happier relationship with your children. Look for five more tips in our next installment in this series.
Forgiveness is Mandatory in Life and Especially in Divorce
Parenthood is a privilege. You have one choice opportunity to help your children become successful, happy adults. You can't do this until you forgive their other parent. Here's how.
Four Mental Steps to Provide A Balanced Life for Your Kids
When you know the four parts to life's mental sandwich, you can insure that your kids are living a balanced life.
Get a Grip on Blame, Guilt, and Your Ex's Failings
Divorce seldom enters one's life as a happy thing. It's usually accompanied by shock, blame, guilt, remorse, and a lot of "why me's?" Here are some keen insights into blame and guilt that can create a bit of ease for you.
How Much Achievement is Good Enough for Your Children?
How much does your child need to achieve before you seem him or her as a success?
How to Make Time for Yourself
Divorced parents seldom have enough time for themselves. Here are three practical tips to help you create that much needed alone time.
Little Ears Are Listening...And Cringing.
When divorced parents expend a lot of energy pointing fingers of blame at one another, the children suffer. Here are some interesting words to help you become more objective for your children's sake.
Monkey in the Middle
During a divorce and long after it's final, your children will be asking you questions that make you squirm. Making them feel awful about the other parent that they still love is playing dirty.
Overcoming the Shame of Being Divorced
If you feel ashamed because you got a divorce or if the pressures from your friends and family make you feel like a failure, here's a little shot in the arm that will support you and encourage you to grow pat the blame and the shame.
Raising Successful Children - Are You a Good Role Model?
If you want your kids to be successful, help them become smart children by seeing the steps you are taking or have taken to become successful yourself.
Ready to Begin Dating After Your Divorce?
When you get divorced, how long should you wait before you begin to date again? Only your children should be considered in answering this question.
Remain Calm During the Divorce
Going through a divorce can really stir up emotions like margaritas in a blender. But if you're going to be the best parent for your kids, you need to turn the blender off and learn how to keep your cool.
What Role Did You Play in Your Divorce?
Our dreams of perfect relationship, perfect marriage, perfect parenting don't always play out the way we'd like them to. Divorce happens. Learn about the role YOU might have played in your divorce.
What You Expect is What You Get
We all want to be happy. Divorce and happy sometimes don't seem to go together. Actually, though, you can control happiness if you'll watch your expectations.
Who Was the Bad Guy In Your Divorce?
When you're going through a divorce, we frequently experience our ex being defensive about his/her role in the divorce, when he or she might well have been the one who cheated! Let's be sure we don't assume blame that isn't ours to bear.
Your Complete Attention is a Wonderful Gift to Your Kids
Hurried and harried parents sometimes forget that one of the best gifts they can give their kids is to be fully present with them. Here's how.
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