Being a parent is the most demanding, most rewarding, and most important job in the world. We get very little, if any, training for the position. Ideally, there are two parents working together to help carry the load. Even when the parents live in the same house it is exhausting and …
Co-Parenting in Orange County
You may still be in the process of working through your divorce. Or maybe you are already "dealing with your ex," post-divorce. Either way, the social and parental pressures facing divorced or divorcing ing parents in Orange County are many. Successful co-parenting is possible if there is honest …
How Close is Too Close?
Your ex and you have ended your relationship and are in the middle of a divorce. Being single feels brand new once again and you'll have to make decisions on your own, which is a good thing for some people. Your initial reaction may be to move as far away as possible to try to start a life without …
The Darkness Before the Dawn
Your marriage is clearly ending. Your relationship is obviously over, and you both agree that divorce or separation is the only option. However, you have children and decide to try to make things as smooth as possible. So you both think that unlike many divorces, yours won't be messy. You'll …
Managing Same-Sex Parenting of Blended Families
With two kids and three moms, Dr. Colleen Logan, a psychotherapist, found her parenting situation to be quite different from the norm. She wrote a few tips in a HuffPost article that any other blended families with same-sex parents might find helpful. 1) Work out a schedule. It's always easier to …
Divorced Parents Will Fail
If you're a divorced parent, you understand the deep desires to protect your kids, ensure that they have a "normal" upbringing, and that co-parenting or single parenting won't negatively affect them. It's (or it should be) every parent's wish to make sure their kids and taken care of. Especially if …
Helping Dads Connect to Kids
Bohm Wildish: Divorce Advice - Mothers are typically known for being able to emotionally connect easier with their children. Whether that's due to socialization or gender makeup is up for debate. Fathers sometimes struggle to connect with their children, and being a single parent or trying to parent …
Perks of Single Parenting
California Divorce and Family Law Firm - Bohm Wildish: There are few things harder about post-divorce or post-separation life than single or co-parenting. But if your marriage was slightly dysfunctional and your parenting style wasn't working in the relationship, you may actually find single …
Co-Parenting: How to Be Successful
Ask any parent and he/she will tell you that parenting is the hardest job the world. It's also the most rewarding job at times, but there is not doubt that it's not easy. So you can imagine, or you know, how tough it can be if you're not with your husband or wife anymore. A divorce or separation is …
Why It’s Better to Be a Single Parent
Bohm Wildish: Divorce Advice - Being a single parent is not an ideal situation. No matter how you spin it, almost everyone agrees that having two parents is better than one. However, being a single parent post-divorce or separation gets a worse rep than it deserves, and there are advantages to …