http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/parenting-after-divorce Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marie-hartwellwalker-edd/top-5-kid-concerns-when-p_b_1547098.html 2012-05-31T12:20:22Z 2012-05-31T12:20:25Z Marie Hartwell-Walker, Ed.D. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marie-hartwellwalker-edd/ If you are divorced or in the process of a divorce, you're probably wondering what the kids are thinking. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/children-of-divorce">Children of Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/childrens-worries">Children&#039;s Worries</a>, <a href="/tag/kids-concerns">Kids&#039; Concerns</a>, <a href="/tag/kids-anxieties">Kids&#039; Anxieties</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/kids-of-divorce">Kids of Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce-parenting">Divorce Parenting</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/virginia-gilbert-mft/co-parenting_b_1540479.html 2012-05-29T01:55:03Z 2012-05-29T01:53:10Z Virginia Gilbert, MFT http://www.huffingtonpost.com/virginia-gilbert-mft/ Divorce is terrible enough, but to have a divorce that is so hellish as to make co-parenting impossible is another kind of terrible altogether. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/single-mom">Single Mom</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-and-divorce">Parenting and Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/ex-wife">Ex-Wife</a>, <a href="/tag/virginia-gilbert">Virginia Gilbert</a>, <a href="/tag/ex">Ex</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce">Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/co-parenting">Co-Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/parallel-parenting">Parallel Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/single-dads">Single Dads</a>, <a href="/tag/ex-husband">Ex-Husband</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/angela-lutin/why-i-finally-stopped-lyi_b_1528986.html 2012-05-26T05:17:11Z 2012-05-26T05:15:57Z Angela Lutin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/angela-lutin/ As my marriage fell apart and my ex saw us even less frequently, our son shifted into what he considered his role of "Man of the House." And, in one of many mistakes I've made in parenting, I let him. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/divorce-kids">Divorce Kids</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting">Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/coparenting">Coparenting</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce">Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/life-after-divorce">Life After Divorce</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rosalind-sedacca/post_3390_b_1534635.html 2012-05-25T12:30:18Z 2012-05-25T12:34:51Z Rosalind Sedacca http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rosalind-sedacca/ It's no secret that one of the biggest challenges a parent faces after divorce is staying in good communication with your children. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/co-parenting">Co Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce-kids">Divorce Kids</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/stepfamily">Stepfamily</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting">Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce">Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/communication-with-kids">Communication With Kids</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-post-divorce">Parenting Post Divorce</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/linda-lipshutz/must-divorced-fathers-bec_b_1516541.html 2012-05-23T02:45:29Z 2012-05-23T02:44:30Z Linda Lipshutz, MS, ACSW http://www.huffingtonpost.com/linda-lipshutz/ Men starting over may be very frightened by the enormous responsibility of maintaining two households at a time when they're feeling inadequate and insecure. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/relationship-advice">Relationship Advice</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce">Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce-advice">Divorce Advice</a>, <a href="/tag/father-custody">Father Custody</a>, <a href="/tag/dads">Dads</a>, <a href="/tag/life-after-divorce">Life After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/dad-divorce">Dad Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/kids-and-divorce">Kids and Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/fathers">Fathers</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/common-sense-media/divorced-parent_b_1519267.html 2012-05-21T12:40:42Z 2012-05-21T12:40:59Z Common Sense Media http://www.huffingtonpost.com/common-sense-media/ "Is it that bad to let your kids watch <em>Aliens</em>?" My ex-husband posed this question to me -- and he was dead serious. Did I mention that our kids are 6 and 8? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/managing-media">Managing Media</a>, <a href="/tag/ex-wife">Ex-Wife</a>, <a href="/tag/media">Media</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce">Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/summer">Summer</a>, <a href="/tag/joint-custody">Joint Custody</a>, <a href="/tag/ex-husband">Ex-Husband</a>, <a href="/tag/apps-for-kids">Apps for Kids</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-tips">Parenting Tips</a>, <a href="/tag/kid-safe-movies">Kid-Safe Movies</a>, <a href="/tag/common-sense-media">Common Sense Media</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/kid-safe-apps">Kid-Safe Apps</a>, <a href="/tag/divorced-parents">Divorced Parents</a>, <a href="/tag/ipad">Ipad</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/judith-wallerstein/parenting-after-divorce_b_1468608.html 2012-05-02T11:23:04Z 2012-05-02T11:26:49Z Judith Wallerstein http://www.huffingtonpost.com/judith-wallerstein/ Parenting changes after divorce. Often it's harder <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/divorce-kids">Divorce Kids</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/kids-of-divorce">Kids of Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting">Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce">Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-divorce">Parenting Divorce</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-hartnett/parenting_b_1429266.html 2012-04-17T07:51:54Z 2012-04-16T17:52:31Z Kevin Hartnett http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-hartnett/ It's hard for a child to perceive his parents accurately under any circumstances and harder, still, when they're married. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/parenting">Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/relationships">Relationships</a>, <a href="/tag/kids">Kids</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage">Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/two-parent-home">Two-Parent-Home</a>, <a href="/tag/single-parenting">Single Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/single-parent-home">Single Parent Home</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/parents">Parents News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-e-cordell/ways-to-sabotage-child-cu_b_1389621.html 2012-04-02T11:45:32Z 2012-04-02T11:45:44Z Joseph E. Cordell http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-e-cordell/ Guys cannot afford to fall any further behind when it comes to presenting their case for custody. Since the evaluation process by the judge will encompass all of your behavior, you will want to heed the following list of five common mistakes made by men during child custody battles. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/divorce-court">Divorce Court</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce-custody">Divorce Custody</a>, <a href="/tag/child-custody">Child Custody</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce">Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/custody">Custody</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marie-hartwellwalker-edd/parenting-well-postdivorc_b_1251424.html 2012-02-23T12:40:08Z 2012-02-23T12:44:30Z Marie Hartwell-Walker, Ed.D. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marie-hartwellwalker-edd/ The problem with getting a divorce when you've got kids is that you never can really get divorced. No kids? You can walk away from a failed relationship with a sigh of relief and the thought that it's good riddance to bad company. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/divorce-kids">Divorce Kids</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting">Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce">Divorce</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-crandell/parenting-apart-soccer-an_b_1265159.html 2012-02-09T16:13:17Z 2012-02-09T16:13:29Z Steven Crandell http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-crandell/ I have just finished doing something strange and normal. A family outing. With separated parents and both children. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/taoism">Taoism</a>, <a href="/tag/children">Children</a>, <a href="/tag/soccer">Soccer</a>, <a href="/tag/chuang-tzu">Chuang Tzu</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce-advice">Divorce Advice</a>, <a href="/tag/family">Family</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alison-patton/sucking-it-up-for-the-kid_b_1091891.html 2011-11-16T05:16:09Z 2011-11-16T05:19:40Z Alison Patton http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alison-patton/ When you're sucking it up until it hurts, that's when you will know your sacrifice is making a difference for your kids. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/the-gift-of-the-magi">The Gift of the Magi</a>, <a href="/tag/holidays">Holidays</a>, <a href="/tag/holiday-season">Holiday Season</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-tips">Parenting Tips</a>, <a href="/tag/christmas">Christmas</a>, <a href="/tag/custody-share">Custody Share</a>, <a href="/tag/thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce">Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/forgiveness">Forgiveness</a>, <a href="/tag/child-custody">Child Custody</a>, <a href="/tag/peace">Peace</a>, <a href="/tag/new-years-resolutions">New Year&#039;s Resolutions</a>, <a href="/tag/co-parents">Co-Parents</a>, <a href="/tag/family-traditions">Family Traditions</a>, <a href="/tag/best-interests-of-children">Best Interests of Children</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/legal-separation">Legal Separation</a>, <a href="/tag/co-parenting">Co-Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/new-year">New Year</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meredith-baxter/meredith-baxter-divorce_b_912852.html 2011-07-29T15:16:24Z 2011-07-29T15:12:01Z Meredith Baxter http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meredith-baxter/ I was not a gay divorcee. No, that wasn't to happen for many years down the road. I was a very unhappy, self-centered divorcee, resorting to all the w... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/meredith-baxter-divorce">Meredith Baxter Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce-anger">Divorce Anger</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce">Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/meredith-baxter">Meredith Baxter</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/22/kelly-rutherford-i-dont-c_n_839139.html 2011-03-22T14:43:26Z 2011-03-22T14:43:43Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Gossip Girl mom Kelly Rutherford makes no apologies for spoiling son Hermes, 4, and daughter Helena, 21 months, to make up for the time she spends awa... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/kelly-rutherford-gossip-girl">Kelly Rutherford Gossip Girl</a>, <a href="/tag/kelly-rutherford-divorce">Kelly Rutherford Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/kelly-rutherford-marriage">Kelly Rutherford Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/kelly-rutherford">Kelly Rutherford</a>, <a href="/tag/life-after-divorce">Life After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/kelly-rutherford-kids">Kelly Rutherford Kids</a>, <a href="/tag/gossip-girl-divorce">Gossip Girl Divorce</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/21/facebook-and-virtual-visi_n_838687.html 2011-03-21T17:50:26Z 2011-03-21T17:51:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ NEARLY a year ago, my 70-year-old father sent me a friend request on Facebook. Though I publish my every movement -- from the mundane to the salacious... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/child-custody-visitation">Child Custody Visitation</a>, <a href="/tag/virtual-visitation">Virtual Visitation</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/facebook-virtual-visitation">Facebook Virtual Visitation</a>, <a href="/tag/child-custody">Child Custody</a>, <a href="/tag/visitation-divore">Visitation Divore</a>, <a href="/tag/child-custody-facebook">Child Custody Facebook</a>, <a href="/tag/facebook-divorce">Facebook Divorce</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/beverly-willett/divorced-children-relocat_b_818823.html 2011-02-08T11:50:57Z 2011-02-08T11:50:36Z Beverly Willett http://www.huffingtonpost.com/beverly-willett/ I'm tired of the "wintry mix." Here in New York snowfall in January broke a record. My heating bills set a record, too, and the winter's far from ov... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/marriage">Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/unemployment">Unemployment</a>, <a href="/tag/relocation">Relocation</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce-law">Divorce Law</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce">Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/no-fault-divorce">No-Fault Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting">Parenting</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/31/ireland-divorce-joint-cus_n_816431.html 2011-01-31T15:16:21Z 2011-01-31T15:16:45Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Joint custody of children after separation or divorce, with the children residing primarily with their mother and shared parenting arrangements, have ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/ireland-joint-custody">Ireland Joint Custody</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce-joint-custody">Divorce Joint Custody</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/ireland">Ireland</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce">Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/life-after-divorce">Life After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/ireland-divorce">Ireland Divorce</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/19/the-step-in-stepmom-still_n_811097.html 2011-01-19T13:55:57Z 2011-01-19T13:56:08Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Call them blended families, bonus families or para-kin. Just don't call them stepfamilies. The term -- seared into our consciousness through fairy tal... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/divorce-stigma">Divorce Stigma</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/stepmom-stigma">Stepmom Stigma</a>, <a href="/tag/stepmom">Stepmom</a>, <a href="/tag/stepmother">Stepmother</a>, <a href="/tag/blended-families">Blended Families</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/candace-walsh/parent-better-after-divor_b_805336.html 2011-01-11T10:31:43Z 2011-01-11T10:33:04Z Candace Walsh http://www.huffingtonpost.com/candace-walsh/ As modern parents, we've absorbed the basic advice about what to do to help kids through a divorce. Bring them to therapy. Don't badmouth the other pa... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/parenting-tips">Parenting Tips</a>, <a href="/tag/being-present">Being Present</a>, <a href="/tag/mindfulness">Mindfulness</a>, <a href="/tag/divorced-parents">Divorced Parents</a>, <a href="/tag/living-in-the-moment">Living in the Moment</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/07/kids-depict-their-parents_n_805593.html 2011-01-07T02:48:16Z 2011-01-07T02:48:44Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Kids' Turn, a divorce education program located in San Francisco, encourages children grappling with their parents' split to express their feelings th... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/children-of-divorce">Children of Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/kids-turn">Kids Turn</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce-art">Divorce Art</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce">Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/blended-families">Blended Families</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/30/blockbuster-posts-of-the-_n_802523.html 2010-12-30T03:36:56Z 2010-12-30T03:36:57Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ In the two short months since Huffington Post Divorce launched, the site has sparked plenty of debate, inciting both praise and vitriol from readers, ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bikini-wax">Bikini Wax</a>, <a href="/tag/elin-nordegren-new-boyfriend">Elin Nordegren New Boyfriend</a>, <a href="/tag/nora-ephron">Nora Ephron</a>, <a href="/tag/life-after-divorce">Life After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/the-moment-i-knew">The Moment I Knew</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/elin-nordegren">Elin Nordegren</a>, <a href="/tag/the-d-word">The D Word</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce-research">Divorce Research</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce-advice">Divorce Advice</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/21/divorced-families-gift-gu_n_799752.html 2010-12-21T13:02:16Z 2010-12-21T13:02:56Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ I wish I could tell you that I have not posted anything new because I have been so busy decking the hall, trimming the tree, choosing the perfect pres... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/christmas-divoreve-gifts">Christmas Divoreve Gifts</a>, <a href="/tag/life-after-divorce">Life After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce-for-holidays">Divorce for Holidays</a>, <a href="/tag/christmas">Christmas</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lee-block/10-ways-a-father-without-_b_790828.html 2010-12-17T10:31:23Z 2010-12-17T10:32:00Z Lee Block http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lee-block/ Only seeing your children every other weekend can be devastating. You miss them when they are not with you, and those few short days does not give yo... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/divorce">Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/child-support">Child Support</a>, <a href="/tag/skype">Skype</a>, <a href="/tag/gmail">Gmail</a>, <a href="/tag/extracurricular-activity">Extracurricular Activity</a>, <a href="/tag/child">Child</a>, <a href="/tag/parent">Parent</a>, <a href="/tag/child-custody">Child Custody</a>, <a href="/tag/family">Family</a>, <a href="/tag/home">Home</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting-After-Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cate-cochran/reconcilable-differences-_b_798047.html 2010-12-17T10:23:41Z 2010-12-17T10:25:57Z Cate Cochran http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cate-cochran/ The following is Part I of an excerpt from the book "Reconcilable Differences: Marriages End, Families Don't"<br /> <br /> My marriage ended one cold January nig... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/reconcilable-differences">Reconcilable Differences</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting-After-Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/cate-cochran">Cate Cochran</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/12/divorce-discipline-dos-wo_n_779230.html 2010-11-12T09:56:12Z 2010-11-12T09:57:25Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ It's not easy for parents to lay down the law after divorce. Not only are they emotionally exhausted, they're reluctant to come down too hard on a chi... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/divorce">Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/kids">Kids</a>, <a href="/tag/rules">Rules</a>, <a href="/tag/discipline">Discipline</a>, <a href="/tag/kids-and-divorce">Kids and Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-after-divorce">Parenting After Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting">Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/coparenting">Coparenting</a>, <a href="/tag/children-divorce">Children Divorce</a>, <a href="/divorce">Divorce News</a></p>