Parenting Issues

Shared custody can be a real problem with teens. Your child just reached 16, and they can now drive and take care of themselves in most situations. You have a custody schedule that is supposed to be in place, but they seem to ignore it when they please.This can be a...

A divorce isn't easy on anyone, let alone children who may not understand what's happening. That's why it's important for you and your co-parent to work together to build up your children's confidence and to help them understand that you are both still there to...

There are many parenting challenges that people face in today's world, and they may be even more complex when you add a divorce to the mix. You're learning to be a single parent, and that is hard. Even though your ex-spouse is also parenting your children, there are...

When you and your ex-spouse divorced, you thought that you'd be good at co-parenting. You didn't talk a lot at the end of your marriage, so you didn't fight or argue.The problem is that you're now starting to see some of that behavior happen. You are both struggling...

When you decided to get a divorce, it was to help you move on from a relationship you didn't feel was healthy or appropriate any longer. You knew your children would struggle with it, but you also knew that you'd be in a better place without being with their other...

Parenting through divorce isn't always simple. Your kids are who they are, and they're going to react in ways that you're not always able to predict. Sometimes, the way you want to parent and the way you have to parent will be at odds with one another.Even more...

Grandparents are usually a part of their grandchildren's lives, and the relationships involved in the family tend to be good. While there can be problems here and there, most people do what they can to continue to connect with their parents, siblings and other...

Parenting issues can crop up from time to time, especially if you're divorced. Maybe one parent has different ideas about punishments when your child doesn't do well at school or a parent wants to enforce different rules in the home. Whatever the issue is, it's...

Parents always struggle to be on the same page when it comes to their kids. Whether it's trying to decide on the best school or having true arguments about how to raise their child together to become a positive member of society, conflicts are normal. Even parents who...

One thing should be clear about divorce, and that's the fact that it can have a negative psychological effect on children. Even if the divorce itself is relatively calm and collected, children may still suffer from the changes that they face. They have a lot of...