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New resources and services available to children whose parents are separating and when should children be involved in the family mediation process?
Posted on April 1, 2013 - Filed Under Changes through divorce and seperation, Children in Divorce, Contact Matters, Dealing With Step Families, Divorce, Divorce Tips, Effect of divorce on children, Family Mediation, Helping children through divorce & seperation, Surviving Divorce, Tips on dealing with children, Tips on dealing with separation and Divorce, Tips on parenting, Tools helping you through seperation / divorce | Leave a Comment
In a recent joint family mediation session I held with parents to three children, the parents had agreed to separate but were unsure how to tell the children that they would be divorcing shortly. Parent One wanted to tell the children with both parents present while the other parent (Parent Two) initially did not want […]
Shared parenting presumptions are set to be introduced by the Government in the Children Act 1989
Posted on January 27, 2013 - Filed Under Changes through divorce and seperation, Children in Divorce, Contact Matters, Divorce, Divorce Tips, Effect of divorce on children, Family Mediation, Helping children through divorce & seperation, Legal Updates, Surviving Divorce, Tips on dealing with children, Tips on dealing with separation and Divorce, Tips on parenting, Tools helping you through seperation / divorce | 10 Comments
Proposed Clause The Department for Education announced on 6th November 2012 that it proposes to introduce amendments to The Children Act 1989 to allow for a presumption of shared parenting. There will be a new section 1 (2A) inserted into the Act as follows: “(2A) A court, in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (4)(a) or […]
Mediation and Divorce Update August 2012
Posted on August 29, 2012 - Filed Under Changes through divorce and seperation, Children in Divorce, Contact Matters, Dealing with Financial changes, Divorce, Divorce Tips, Family Mediation, Helping children through divorce & seperation, Relationship, Surviving Divorce, Tips on dealing with separation and Divorce, Tools helping you through seperation / divorce | Leave a Comment
Using mediation to improve communication. In my Family mediation practice I am heartened at the amount of cases where both people who hold entrenched positions and often have raised emotions at the intake meeting and early joint sessions then go on to reach a full agreement on the issues raised. Below are some examples of […]
The Hundreds Of Questions
Posted on April 18, 2012 - Filed Under Changes through divorce and seperation, Children in Divorce, Divorce Tips, Effect of divorce on children, Helping children through divorce & seperation, Surviving Divorce, Tips on dealing with children, Tips on dealing with separation and Divorce, Tips on parenting, Tools helping you through seperation / divorce | 1 Comment
Your child is going to have hundreds of questions about what you and daddy are going to do now you don’t want to live together. Full of emotion and probably feeling irrational -¬‐ them not you -¬‐ is not really going to be the best time to discuss with them the full details of the […]
Stepfamilies and How to Survive Them
Posted on March 24, 2012 - Filed Under Changes through divorce and seperation, Children in Divorce, Dealing With Step Families, Divorce, Divorce Tips, Effect of divorce on children, Helping children through divorce & seperation, Relationship, Surviving Divorce, Tips on dealing with children, Tips on dealing with separation and Divorce, Tips on parenting, Tools helping you through seperation / divorce | 1 Comment
The difference between step families and our own children is that we don’t set out to have them. They come as a package with our new partner. They are born out of divorce, and, after being part of an often heart wrenching transition, they are thrust into the bosom of their parent’s ‘new love’ (and […]
The virtue of the unknown
Posted on March 16, 2012 - Filed Under Changes through divorce and seperation, Children in Divorce, Divorce Tips, Relationship, Therapy, Tips on dealing with separation and Divorce, Tools helping you through seperation / divorce | Leave a Comment
One asset of the modern world is the plentiful presence of solutions and answers. Technology, science, medicine, pharmacology, physics, just to name a few disciplines, provide people with cures and solutions to most everyday needs. Such abundance of knowledge also provides a subtle yet un-renounceable belief; that we are on the right track to the […]
Tips for Mother’s Day for Separated Mums and Dads
Posted on March 15, 2012 - Filed Under Changes through divorce and seperation, Children in Divorce, Divorce Tips, Helping children through divorce & seperation, Mother's day tips for separated Mums and Dads, Surviving Divorce | 3 Comments
When Mum and Dad have separated, Mother’s Day can be difficult for BOTH parents. Here are my tips for Mums and Dads: Dads- Put aside your personal feelings for your ex. Help your youngsters to make a fuss of their mum on Mother’s Day. You may no longer be a couple but you can still […]
Dealing with change
Posted on February 7, 2012 - Filed Under Children in Divorce, Effect of divorce on children, Helping children through divorce & seperation, Tips on dealing with children | 1 Comment
Children often have difficulties coping with change. These could be everyday minor transitions such as moving from one task to another (such as packing up toys and coming to have tea) or from one environment to another (such as home to school). Or the changes they face may be much more significant such as dealing […]
The Parent’s ToolKit
Posted on February 2, 2012 - Filed Under Children in Divorce, Helping children through divorce & seperation, Tips on parenting | 1 Comment
Naomi, The Kids Coach, has just brought out her first parenting book. Called ‘The Parents Toolkit’ it helps give your child the confidence and skills so they can be the best they can at school, home and play. In the book she shares the key life tools she uses and teaches so that you can […]
What reaction can I expect from my small children when I tell them we’re separating and in the months following?
Posted on January 10, 2012 - Filed Under Children in Divorce, Contact Matters, Effect of divorce on children, Helping children through divorce & seperation | 12 Comments
While no child wants to hear that their parents are breaking up, children often have predictable responses when you tell them that you are separating that relate to their developmental stage. Knowing what these might be will hopefully make you more prepared for the emotional, behavioral and physical changes that will follow. Young children do […]