by Dr. Janella Street | May 15, 2019 | Ask the Expert, Co-parenting, Dr. Janella Street
Being a co-parent comes with multiple challenges. Some of which you were expecting, many of which you were not. One of the unexpected challenges is the pressure that co-parenting places on relationships, but what if there was never a relationship? This could happen as...
by Dr. Jann Blackstone | May 1, 2019 | Ask the Expert, Co-parenting, Dr. Jann Blackstone
Dr. Jann Blackstone explains and defines the difference between coParenting and Parallel Parenting in the following way: coParenting is for those parents who can problem-solve together in the best interest of the child, even though they no longer live together. The...
by Dr. Jann Blackstone | May 1, 2019 | Ask the Expert, Co-parenting, Dating, Dealing with Conflict, Dr. Jann Blackstone
Dear Dr. Jann, I’m currently engaged, and my new fiancee feels that my ex-wife is a constant in my life. She feels my ex-wife is intrusive and uses any reason she can with our kids to call or text me. This is all new to me but maybe I didn’t set boundaries when we...
by Dr. Jann Blackstone | Jan 24, 2019 | Ask the Expert, Blended Families, Dr. Jann Blackstone
Dear Dr. Jann, I hate when my child calls her dad’s girlfriend, “mommy.” Yes, they have been together for years and I know my daughter loves her, but I can’t stand that she calls anyone else, “mom.” How do I handle this without upsetting our comfortable coParenting...
by Dr. Debra Carter | Oct 21, 2018 | Ask the Expert, Co-parenting, Dealing with Conflict, Dr. Debra Carter
Anger and conflict during divorce hurts children both now and later. It can affect how well they do in school and how they relate to friends now. It is not the divorce itself but rather the toxicity that can stem from the divorce and carry on into the co-parenting...
