Need help with parenting after divorce? Get support and advice here. This book is specifically for the residential parent (the parent who has custody or lives with the child most of the time) and offers information and support to help you adjust to your role and move forward with your ex in a productive way. Written by a former family attorney and child law guardian, this book offers help with:
- making schedules
- communicating effectively with your ex
- what to do when your child doesn't want to go on visitation
- solving the day-to-day problems that arise as you parent together
- understanding what your child is going through, with age by age breakdowns
- what to do when you think visitation is a bad idea
- planning for holidays and special events
- coping with your ex's new partners
- adjusting to parenting alone
- solving conflict when it arises
- making sure transitions between parents go smoothly
- working through the dark moments
- dealing with social media
- establishing household rules and coordinating them between homes
- moving forward with joy and happiness.
Practical, hands-on advice is included to help get over communication hurdles and solve the problems that arise when you are parenting with your ex. Previously titled How to Parent with Your Ex, this new edition has been updated and revised to include everything you need to know to parent successfully as a residential parent.
Table of Contents
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1 FACING REALITY
Chapter 2 YOUR CHANGING RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CHILD
Chapter 3 COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR CHILD
Chapter 4 RULES FOR YOUR CHILD
Chapter 5 RULES FOR YOURSELF
Chapter 6 COMMUNICATING WITH THE OTHER PARENT
Chapter 8 DEALING WITH SCHEDULES
Chapter 9 HOLIDAYS
Chapter 10 THE SINGLE PARENT LIFE
Chapter 11 DEALING WITH OTHER PEOPLE
Chapter 12 SPECIAL SITUATIONS
Chapter 13 CHILDREN'S AGES AND STAGES
CONCLUSION
Appendix A SAMPLE PARENTING PLANS
Appendix B RESOURCES
- making schedules
- communicating effectively with your ex
- what to do when your child doesn't want to go on visitation
- solving the day-to-day problems that arise as you parent together
- understanding what your child is going through, with age by age breakdowns
- what to do when you think visitation is a bad idea
- planning for holidays and special events
- coping with your ex's new partners
- adjusting to parenting alone
- solving conflict when it arises
- making sure transitions between parents go smoothly
- working through the dark moments
- dealing with social media
- establishing household rules and coordinating them between homes
- moving forward with joy and happiness.
Practical, hands-on advice is included to help get over communication hurdles and solve the problems that arise when you are parenting with your ex. Previously titled How to Parent with Your Ex, this new edition has been updated and revised to include everything you need to know to parent successfully as a residential parent.
Table of Contents
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1 FACING REALITY
Chapter 2 YOUR CHANGING RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CHILD
Chapter 3 COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR CHILD
Chapter 4 RULES FOR YOUR CHILD
Chapter 5 RULES FOR YOURSELF
Chapter 6 COMMUNICATING WITH THE OTHER PARENT
Chapter 8 DEALING WITH SCHEDULES
Chapter 9 HOLIDAYS
Chapter 10 THE SINGLE PARENT LIFE
Chapter 11 DEALING WITH OTHER PEOPLE
Chapter 12 SPECIAL SITUATIONS
Chapter 13 CHILDREN'S AGES AND STAGES
CONCLUSION
Appendix A SAMPLE PARENTING PLANS
Appendix B RESOURCES
