Kids who are neglected, abandoned, or abused by a parent have an array of emotions that they struggle with, including sadness, anger, disappointment, distrust, etc....
Monitoring Parent/Child Phone Calls
A subject that comes up in many of my cases has to do with one parent requiring a child to put the phone on speaker...
Kids Benefit from Different Parents
There is an almost universal concept in parenting. I say almost since there’s usually an exception to the rule, but I haven’t yet seen it....
So Your Teen Doesn’t Want to Visit the Other Parent…
In Georgia, the law is written so that if a 14-year-old child desires to live primarily with one parent in a divorce case, that desire...
The phone! The phone!
One of the most contentious subjects I deal with when working with high-conflict parents is phone communication with the children. Calls to the children should...
The Simple Truths
I’ve been doing a lot of research lately to update my knowledge, as well as to enhance the required parenting classes we teach for the...
Accusing and Defending Don’t Work!
Many co-parents think that they must defend themselves against the accusing words of their ex. When I ask a parent why they feel they have...
Avoid Divorce Story-Telling with Your Kids
Elizabeth Loftus, a psychology and law professor at the University of Washington, has been researching the topic of memory since the 1970s. In talking about...
Court Order Discrepancies
Court orders for parenting plans often include vague concepts and confusing or contradictory information that can create conflict, even though they are designed to reduce...
Three Struggles with Two Homes
Kids with separated or divorced parents feel differently about their parents’ conflict than kids whose parents fight but stay together. For starters, kids of divorce...