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Parenting is hard. Co-parenting is harder. Either way, it’s not about absolutes and is definitely not black and white. It’s […]

Most professionals like me try to do everything possible to help clients stay out of litigation, which tends to harm […]

In all of my years as a therapist, co-parent specialist, and mediator, the most heart breaking moments for me have […]

Listen to this episode of Co-Parent Dilemmas as Judge Warren Davis shares his insights about dealing with difficult co-parents in […]

I am pleased to announce that in lieu of my monthly written blog post (that I have been doing for […]

Summer is here. I would like to challenge all co-parents this year to develop a new way of thinking about […]

For some reason, I have had many parents express lately that they are frustrated with how much their co-parent refuses […]

The meaning of word “co-parent” is elusive enough, but when you qualify it with “good,” it’s nearly undefinable. I liken […]

I am busier now than ever before with new clients seeking help with anxiety issues due to unpredictability. But there […]

One of the most common mistakes co-parents in conflict make is using their communication with one another to document and […]

Now, more than ever in our history, there is a great need for everyone to view circumstances through a complex […]

I recently had a mom walk into my office and she plopped down on my couch and began sobbing. When […]

I witnessed an amazing transformation recently in my practice that made me think how simply kids see their parents. I […]

I’ve been getting a lot of calls and emails about how co-parents should react to the COVID-19 crisis and how […]

It seems important to talk about the crisis we’re in and how co-parents can approach it with kindness and care. […]

This month, I want to share the rules of co-parent communication that we teach twice a month in our Advanced […]

(To protect confidentiality, names and details have been modified.) I first met Becky, a 62-year-old grandmother, after spending a few […]

(To protect confidentiality, names and details have been modified) Jasmine’s mom and step-dad came to see me after attending our […]

(To protect confidentiality, names and details have been modified) When I met Daniel, he was 11-years-old and somewhat frail and […]

John and Charlotte came to see me voluntarily because they both realized that their conflict was out of control and […]

(To protect confidentiality, names and details have been modified) She was conceived on a one-night-stand and her parents never married […]

High-conflict co-parents are defined as those who cannot fit into the roughly 30 percent who are cooperative (flexible with ease […]

It takes donations to provide sliding scale services to our/your clients. Here are two ways to give to us without spending […]

“…of course the therapist would have to say something to the court…wouldn’t she?”

Teens are not equipped to handle too much responsibility. Recent research is telling us that 18 is the new 15, […]

One of the biggest parenting mistakes you can make is in how you respond to your child’s questions or statements […]

Resilience is a dying word in our society, in my opinion. It’s the capacity to recover quickly from difficult circumstances […]

We all recognize that teenagers have lives outside of their parents – lives they would much rather cultivate than their […]

The phrase parental alienation has become somewhat ubiquitous in custody cases these days, reminiscent of the path ADHD and bipolar […]

NOTE: In this article, I use the phrase “bio-parent” when referring to a biological parent, legal guardian or adoptive parent. […]

I wish I had a dollar for every co-parent who has told me they “just want peace” in their co-parent […]

What is “healthy” co-parenting? The answer is to be realistic about whether or not you can be cooperative or should […]

Co-parent conflict is often about parents feeling frustrated by their personal differences. Chances are those existed prior to the relationship […]

Kids who are neglected, abandoned, or abused by a parent have an array of emotions that they struggle with, including […]

A subject that comes up in many of my cases has to do with one parent requiring a child to […]

There is an almost universal concept in parenting. I say almost since there’s usually an exception to the rule, but […]