Post-divorce life is bound to be different for your children. No matter what your custody plan looks like, things are going to change. Relationships are going to shift. There's just no way around this. The key is to focus on giving your child the attention and love...
The value of routine for children
When determining how you want to set up your child custody schedule, it's important to consider what you can do to build a solid routine for your kids. It's very important to them. If they don't get it, they can feel anxious and unsettled. According to mental health...
Should you relax your child’s rules after a divorce?
After a divorce, you may feel tempted to tone down the rules you give your child or children. You'll want to let them get away with more -- staying up past their bedtime, for instance -- because you know that the divorce is stressful for them. You think that relaxing...
Can your kids pick where they live?
Your spouse files for divorce, and the two of you almost instantly start arguing about custody of the kids. You both want them to live with you. In the heat of the moment, your spouse says that you'll just have to ask the kids. After all, your spouse says, they get to...
Study shows that judges still suffer from bias
If you end up going to court over your child custody rights, you know that the judge should not be biased against you based on your gender, race, age or any other such factors. For instance, the judge should not give preference to your ex because she is a woman and...
Moving can be hard for young children
Young children often do not want to move, do not understand why they have to move and do not think of the new house as their actual home. That's what happened to one woman when she moved into a new house with her 3-year-old son. Despite having his toys and other...
What children’s teachers want to tell divorced parents
The only person who has a relationship with your child that comes anywhere near your own may be your child's teacher. They spend all day together, five days a week, and the power and authority dynamics can be similar. If you get divorced, it is often wise to let the...
How to engage with your kids when you have custody
After your divorce, you and your ex plan to share custody of the children. You are well aware that means you will not see them as often as you used to. They may spend every other week with your ex. You may see them just over the weekends. It depends on the specifics...
What can you do if you’re worried your ex will abduct the kids?
When you think of children being abducted, odds are that you think of news reports about strangers luring them into vehicles and kidnapping them. While this certainly does happen, do not assume that's the only way it occurs. A lot of abductions are actually carried...
Tips for working through a child custody battle
In an ideal world, child custody should never be a battle at all. It should be two people working together to figure out how they can both stay involved with their children and share the responsibility of raising them. Of course, this is not an ideal world, and things...
