Divorce

Learn how to help children cope with divorce, reduce the impact of family conflict, maintain strong parent-child relationships, and support your child's emotional well-being.

Divorce: How to Protect Your Child

Research shows kids can cope with a divorce and come out ok. But often they don't. Here's why, and what you can do to protect your child.

Advice for Divorce With Children

When There Is No Other Parent To "Hand-Off" To

Will Kids Be Ok without a Dad?

Are you a hard working mom raising kids without a Dad, by choice or by fate? Some thoughts on shouldering the extra weight.

Best visitation schedule for shared custody?

Finding the "right" visitation schedule will depend on many things, including the age, temperament, and needs of the child.

Daughter Jealous of Each New Half-Sibling Baby

To take the sting out of the birth of another half-sibling, the parents need to see it from their daughter's perspective and help her work through her feelings.

Helping Your Child Cope with Your Divorce

How to tell five year old his parents are divorcing (emphasizing that CHILDREN don't get divorced) and support him through his grief, anger and acceptance.

Divorce: Surviving the Holidays

After a divorce, holidays are hard. But this is a golden opportunity to create new traditions with your child that express your love and your values.

Does stepdad have the right to take cell phone from teen?

Stepdad is trying to do what's right for his teen. Teens are moving (fast) toward adulthood, and still need help sometimes to do the right thing for themselves.