Navigating a divorce with your ex is never going to be an easy ride, and the associated challenges are amplified massively if you have a child that’s getting caught up in it all, too. If you and your child’s other parent have decided to separate, the matter of parenting your child is going to be…

Like all forms of parenting, co-parenting really throws you in at the deep end. There’s no manual, no rule book, and so it’s impossible to co-parent absolutely perfectly. It’s a situation that’s fraught with challenges, and it’s highly unlikely that you’ll make the right decisions all of the time. But having said that, there are…

Thanks to the ever-developing capabilities of technology, the world is getting smaller, and now your long-distance family members never have to feel that far away. Technology gives us the opportunity to speak face-to-face with people all over the world and, one of the many fantastic perks that comes with this, is the fact that long-distance…

Of all the emotional ways that your child will react to the news of your divorce, anger is probably going to be the most challenging one to deal with. Not only because of the impact that it has on your eardrums, but because it will be the most hurtful response that you have to deal…

If you and your ex have just gone through a separation, this period is bound to be one where you see a few emotional ups and downs in your child. A whole rollercoaster of emotions can be expected, and this would not be unusual to witness. Quite the opposite, in fact. As with adults who…

The process of getting to know your step-child is, in a word, daunting. But, when it comes to the secret of establishing a bond with your step-child, the best advice that we can give you probably won’t actually be all that much of a surprise. Building up a relationship with a step child is essentially…

Co-parenting can be a struggle for many couples, even if they live around the corner from each other. So what happens when you and your ex live hundreds, or even thousands, of miles away from each other? While it’s an invaluable opportunity for a child to be able to continue to have a strong relationship…

While it’s one thing to have an evening away from the kids when you’re otherwise stuck with them 24/7, having an empty house when your child is staying with their other co-parent can feel incredibly lonely. There’s no shame in admitting that it’s hard to be a co-parent, particularly because you don’t get to see…

If you have recently gone through a divorce, thus ending a heterosexual relationship with your previous partner, it would certainly come as a surprise to many people – namely your child and your ex – that you would like to start a relationship with a member of the same sex. Regardless of whether you experienced…

Although it might sound like a rather challenging prospect for you and your ex partner to commit to setting up a shared residency schedule for your child, this proposition actually has a whole lot of plus points. The benefits that this schedule brings specifically revolves around the happiness and wellbeing of your child, and the…