by Alisa | July 28, 2017 | Co-Parenting Blog
It can be difficult, if not devastating, to spend time away from our children. We bring children into this world expecting to spend time with them, to be with them every day. We expect to eat dinner with them, to hear about their day, to read to them before they go to...
by Alisa | June 16, 2017 | Co-Parenting Blog
Adult children of divorce have a keen perspective. Divorced co-parents would be wise to look to them as a resource. This is a compilation of bits of stories people have told me over the years about their experiences as children of divorced parents, along with my...
by Alisa | May 18, 2017 | Co-Parenting Blog
Are you frustrated by the behavior of your co-parent? Have you tried every which way to get them to see things differently, or to behave better? Wouldn’t it be grand if you could get them to change? The reality is that you can’t change anyone. People change...
by Alisa | April 6, 2017 | Co-Parenting Blog
You have a co-parent that drives you insane. It can feel like you are imprisoned by them. You can’t escape them because of your children. It can feel like a life sentence. Is it possible to be happy anyway? Yes! The trick is learning how to invest your energy and...
by Alisa | March 6, 2017 | Co-Parenting Blog
We refer to homes in which the parents are divorced as “broken” homes and we refer to homes in which parents remain married as “intact” homes. What do these descriptors say about what we believe to be true about these two different types of families? Language is...
by Alisa | February 6, 2017 | Co-Parenting Blog, Inspiration for all Parents
When I teach co-parenting classes, the questions I get about parenting issues often start with “What do I DO when my child…” But I think a better question would be “How do I BE when my child…” And the answer to that question is always the same: BE PRESENT. What we...