Understanding Parenting Orders: What You Should Know
If you are separating and trying to work out the legal side of caring for your children, you have probably come across the term “parenting
What Is Child Inclusive Mediation? A Complete Guide for Parents
Parenting decisions can become challenging when parents separate, particularly when there are disagreements about care arrangements, communication or a child’s needs. While parents are responsible
How To Successfully Co-Parent After Separation: A Practical Guide For Parents
Separation can be one of the most challenging transitions a family experiences. Alongside the emotional impact of the relationship ending, parents are often faced with
“We Need to Talk Face to Face”: Why Written Communication Protects You and Your Children
When a co-parent pushes for in-person conversations, it can feel reasonable on the surface. Here’s why keeping communication in writing is one of the most protective choices you can make.
“You’re Turning the Children Against Me” How to respond to Parenal Alienation Accusations
“You’re Turning the Children Against Me”: How to Respond to Parental Alienation Accusations By Jasmin Newman | Parenting After Separation “You’re turning the children against
How to Communicate Better with Your Co-Parent
Quick Answer: Better co-parent communication isn’t about being friends with your ex – it’s about building a working relationship that keeps your children out of
Keeping Kids Out of the Middle: A Practical Guide for Co-Parents | Parenting After Separation
When children are repeatedly caught in the middle, the research is clear: they experience higher rates of anxiety, lower self-esteem, and greater difficulty in their own relationships later in life. They also carry a burden of loyalty conflict — the deeply uncomfortable sense that loving one parent somehow betrays the other.
Finding Common Ground in CoparentingÂ
There’s a moment most co-parents can recall — before the separation, before the lawyers, before the arguments over pick-up times and school holidays — where
Are you really the better parent?
Is the war of being ‘better’ than the other what’s in the best interests……. The nature of post-separation parenting wrapped in a legal framework of
The struggle of parallel parenting
Parallel parenting is often a term thrown around in family law matters. It is a co-parenting approach where separated parents disengage from each other and parent independently, with minimal direct communication. It’s most commonly used when conflict is high and traditional co-parenting isn’t working. With the right boundaries and tools, it can significantly reduce stress for both parents — and for the children caught in the middle.
Can You Really Be Friends With Your Ex After Separation? | Parenting After Separation
Can You Really Be Friends With Your Ex After Separation?
Yes — post-separation friendship is genuinely possible, and more common than people think. It doesn’t mean the relationship should have been saved. It means both people have done the work to move forward, separately and together, in a way that works — especially when children are involved.
Letting Go – the powerful end to separation conflict
In working with the volume of parents I do on a daily basis, one constant I notice in ongoing conflict cases is the subconscious emotional attachment each parent has to the past relationship, or to their co-parent. Yet, if I asked any of these parents if they were still emotionally attached, they would disagree and give a resolute ‘NO’.