Kids coparenting and single parents consists of dozens of articles about divorce, specifically pertaining to kids, coparenting and living life as single parents.
In this week’s Love Essentially, published yesterday in Chicago Tribune Pioneer Press, I offer tips on how to talk to kids about sex. How to Talk To Your Kids About Sex by Jackie Pilossoph A close friend of mine recently told me something that shocked me. She viewed the search history on her … Read more
Wait till you read the comment below that Divorced Girl Smiling received from a divorced woman. I want to use her story to offer what I think is valuable divorce advice. I’m reading all your stories and some of have very valid points but some do not. I can only speak from my own experience … Read more
What would you do if you found a great guy (or girl), who you adored, and who your kids LOVED, but when it was just the two of you, you had zero interest in taking your clothes off? In other words, there was no passion. That’s what I address in this week’s “Love Essentially” column, … Read more
I can spot them really easily. I’m talking about single dads. I guess it’s because I’ve been divorced for so long, I just have a sixth sense. For example, the other day at the grocery store, I see this guy. In his cart were the following: Ice, soda and chips. Then he stopped to buy … Read more
One of the most complicated aspects of dating after divorce with kids is deciding when and how often your new guy (or girl) will be around your kids. Is it going to be one of those relationships that you keep separate from your kids and only get together when the kids are with your ex? … Read more
When it comes to divorce and children, Dr. Cassandra Friedman, Ph.D, LCPC, CADC has seen and heard her share of stories. Friedman has been an adolescent, adult and family therapist for 30 years, whose patients include dozens of children with divorced parents. That means she hears things. Actually, I bet she hears LOTS of things … Read more
A Bar/Bat Mitzvah is a truly happy occasions, a milestone, and a time when parents beam with pride and joy. But for many divorced couples planning a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, what’s supposed to be a really fun, happy occasion can become another source of stress, a reason to argue and resent each other, and even sadness. … Read more
The first time I heard about the Gwyneth Paltrow divorce was when I was watching the news and heard about some comments she made about being a new single mother. Here is a quote from Paltrow from an article in USA Today: “I think it’s different when you have an office job, because it’s routine … Read more
This news story made me absolutely sick. It’s a custody battle that turned deadly. From the New York Daily News, today: Dad throws 3-year-old son, then himself, to their deaths from roof of Manhattan high-rise A distraught dad threw himself and his 3-year-old son off the roof of a 52-story West Side skyscraper … Read more
Try to imagine what it would be like as a kid, having all your things, your “stuff” (your clothing, books, paperwork, jewelry, accessories, mementos, body products, athletic equipment, etc.) at two houses, and constantly having to remember to bring certain things back and forth from one house to another. That’s how children of divorce feel, … Read more
Growing up watching One Day at a Time, the concept of single moms was so foreign to me. I was a in grade school, and never dreamed I’d end up in Anne Romano’s shoes. No, I didn’t date my divorce attorney, and no, I don’t have a building superintendent who’s in love with me, and … Read more
I met Lisa Barr about a year ago, and we instantly connected. We are both writers, authors, journalists and bloggers. But it’s more than that. Both Lisa and I are divorced, and both of us know what it’s like to be single moms. Lisa wrote this blog a few days ago. I was not only … Read more
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