Going through a divorce, or raising children in a blended family?
New co-parenting therapy sessions help couples with solution-focused techniques that address the best interests of the child, while reducing stress and anxiety for parents and caregivers. Help with transitional times and their many stresses.
Three to five visits that focus on all key issues in the complex area of co-parenting.
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If at all possible, take co-parenting classes with your ex. This could be the best way to protect your children. Children suffer the most in divorces, being powerless and torn by their feelings for both parents. You can help them -- and yourself -- by following these five guidelines:
1. Never speak bitterly of your ex-partner in front of the children. Keep your feelings of rage, hurt and loss away from them. Sharing with the kids might make you feel better for a short while, but it's a dead end. Don't ask the children to keep secrets, give you advice or otherwise ease your pain. 2. It is your job to help your kids. Not the other way around. When you need help, get it from a mental health professional or a divorce counselor. 3. Children almost always feel they're at fault as the parents enter the divorce cycle. They'll often ask repeatedly what they did wrong. Perhaps they will promise to do better in school or clean their rooms. Tell the children that the divorce had nothing to do with them. They must know both parents love them no matter what happens. 4. Look after your health, nutrition and stress levels. The physical toll associated with divorce and child custody issues can be high. Your immune system will be under attack. Spend time with friends and find ways to relax, or at least decompress. See your medical doctor. 5. Find within yourself the maturity, clarity and lack of ego to seek co-parenting counseling with your former partner. The benefits are enormous -- they'll help ease the pain for everyone in your family. Get in touch with a co-parenting and divorce specialist today.