by Alisa | December 11, 2018 | Co-Parenting Blog
Co-parents often fight over what is in the children’s best interest. People throw around the phrase “in the best interest of the child” as if it an absolute, concrete, set in stone thing. It usually isn’t. Co-parents think that their idea of what is in the best...
by Alisa | October 11, 2018 | Co-Parenting Blog
Excerpt from “An Unexpected Journey: The Road to Power and Wisdom in Divorced Co-Parenting”Imagine that you have a given amount of energy to expend in a day–let’s say 1000 units of energy. Knowing that you have a finite amount, you would want to make...
by Alisa | April 18, 2018 | Co-Parenting Blog
You started out with good intentions. You partnered with someone. You decided to walk the path of parenthood, and you intended for it all to be good and right. And then things fell apart. You didn’t know how to fix it or you recognized that it wasn’t fixable. You...
by Alisa | March 4, 2018 | Co-Parenting Blog
Co-parenting, especially when there is conflict, is very emotional. Often, if not always, co-parents try to resolve issues when they’re in emotionally reactive states, and that is almost always a set-up for disaster. WATCH THE VIDEO! You see, when we are in...
by Alisa | January 31, 2018 | Inspiration for all Parents
What is connection? Connection is being not just physically present, but emotionally present. Connection is putting yourself into a child’s experience; imagining what it’s like to be them. Connection is enjoying, savoring, being grateful for being in their...