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In the United States, half of all marriages do not end in divorce–despite the interference of hell-bent lawyers, biased therapists, the media, and even well-meaning friends. The Divorce Remedy aims to increase this percentage by offering seven clear steps that couples–or even one hopeful spouse–can implement privately. A therapist herself, relationship expert Michele Weiner Davis accurately (and often humorously) shows how typical counseling and communication (more…)

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<p>Children definitely are smarter than most of us give them credit for. They learn quickly what will annoy their parents as well as what will please them. Most parents are very worried about how their divorce is going to affect their children. As a result they may give their children too much leeway. Yet that can be something you don’t want to do very often.

It may surprise you how many children learn to manipulate their parents after a divorce. Some parents have the attitude that their children would never do so, but it is common. They may see it as a viable avenue to get their own way. Young children do it as well as older children. The difference is the way they go about it and what they are attempting to get out of the deal.

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<p>One of the hardest things you will have to do as a divorced parent is to encourage your children to go with your ex when they don’t want to. As long as they aren’t avoiding going due to some type of neglect or abuse your job is to encourage them to go. Some children just don’t do well with change so the transition is quite difficult. You will be doing your children a favor if you work to make it as smooth as possible.Don’t let your own anxiety over them leaving show. If your children feel that you aren’t okay with them going to see their other parent then they aren’t going to be happy about it. Let them know that you will miss them while they are away but you are glad that they are going to be able to spend time with their other parent. If you know things that are planned for that time then remind them so they have something great to look forward to.

It may be a good idea for you to keep your plans to yourself about what you are doing while the children are gone. If they feel like you are doing something fun without them they may not want to go see their other parent. If they ask you what you will be doing let them know the basic things such as cleaning, working, reading a book, those types of things that they see you take part in all the time.

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In most divorces where people have children, they fight to be able to see them as much as possible. It can be hard to share them but that is what has to be done in order for everyone to win. A plan is made and approved as far as parenting time and the children are encouraged so that they can adjust to it. Yet not everyone wants to have a role in the lives of their children after a divorce.

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Coping as a Single Parent Single parenting doesn’t just mean raising a child all alone. It also means performing the tasks of two people without a second person.

This is a challenging task and coping is something that is learned, not something that just comes to a person naturally. The most common techniques that single parents will often use in order to try to cope with the fact that their child has only one parent is either to try to stretch themselves too thin by attempting to play the role of two parents all by themselves or, alternately, to try to scour the singles market to find the ideal person to fit into the “missing parent” position. As a hint to you, though, please know that neither of these methods works very well and they will only make all of the rest of the demands on you much more difficult to fulfill.

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Single parenting is a tough job and it can take its toll on the best of us, but have you ever wondered how single parenthood actually impacts a person over time. No matter what situation has made an individual solely responsible for raising a child, it can be an extremely stressful lifestyle; and that’s just the parenting part. Single parents also have to contend with paying the bills, going to school or work, making meals, doing the dishes and the rest of the housecleaning, and then fit in good parenting among all of those tasks. After it all, there’s barely time to breathe. It can be exceptionally exhausting.

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<p>Raising children on your own is more than just a slight challenge.

Single parenting is not an easy task. People who have never tried to bring up children by themselves often underestimate how much it takes to do it. That being said, approximately 31 million single parents are doing just that, every day. The hardest part is typically the adjustment. If you already have children and become a single parent, or

if you are single and are about to have a child, there is a significant adaptation period that you will need to expect to undergo.

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