by: Pat Bubash, M.Ed. 

January is a big month for Rosalind Sedacca, creator of the Child-Centered Divorce Network. She is the initiator of International Child-Centered Divorce Month which provides free gifts for divorcing and divorced parents throughout January: http://www.divorcedparentsupport.com/ebook.

by: Tina Swithin

When a person first reads about Kelly Rutherford’s international custody battle, the reaction may be similar to mine and countless others. Initially, I was left thinking that there must be more to the story.  This case is of particular interest to me because of my role as an advocate for children and parents who are involved in the Family Court System. With the current divorce statistics in the United States remaining at approximately 50%, this is a case that should be followed by every person in America regardless of marital status due to the appalling decision handed down by a Family Court Judge in California.

by: Monique Honaman, JD

Your: [yoor, yawr, yohr; unstressed yer] pronoun 1. one's (used to indicate that one belonging to oneself or to any person): As you go down the hill, the library is on your left.

Ever notice how when a couple is married they tend to refer to each other as “Mom” or “Dad” with their kids? If Joan asks if she can go out on Friday night, her mom might say, “I’m OK with that, but check with Dad.”

by: Karen Stanton

Every story starts with a seed. An idea. The idea for the bookMonday, Wednesday and Every Other Weekend came to me in a word. Not a spoken word. A missing word. Henry Cooper and his dog Pomegranate are fictional characters. I made them up. But not without help. The two “characters” pictured below are not fictional, but they are characters in my REAL life: my nephews, Cooper and Henry.

by: Cynthia MacGregor

When you first got divorced, you may have felt you’d had it up to here with men, but sooner or later, you’re bound to begin dating again. When you do, sooner or later your kids are bound to meet one or more of the fellows you’re dating. What will their reaction be?

by: Rosalind Sedacca, CCT

Preparing to break the news to your kids that you’re divorcing their other parent? Feeling insecure about how to broach the subject? Wondering how much to

share during and after the divorce? How your children will react? How to handle their questions? How to deal with your special circumstances? What the experts suggest?

Lisa Borchetta, MACP, CMC, ACC

My sons aren’t “little” anymore, though they were when their father and I got divorced. And that was scary! I think the single biggest issue for their father and I when we decided that our marriage was simply not going to work, was how to end it in such a way that the impact did not negatively affect our children. It wasn’t easy.

by: Amie Greenberg, JD, MBA and Barbara Greenberg, MD

Hannah sat silently and watched her children play in the house as they had for years. This time was different. Her husband moved the last of his things from their home that morning.

Although, they had talked to their children about the changes that would come with the divorce, the kids were not yet used to the new schedule and living arrangements. “What time is Daddy coming home?” asked their five-year old daughter. Hannah’s eyes welled with tears. “Remember, you will visit Daddy in a few days at his new home,” answered Hannah.

by: Cynthia MacGregor

Your pre-teen daughter is having a full-on meltdown. Her emotions are raging, and her screaming and crying theatrics are enough to win her an Oscar for best performance.

Your three-year-old son is in the midst of a temper tantrum, screaming and kicking the floor and screaming “No!” over and over so loudly that you’d think he was scheduled for a return visit to the torture chamber.

by: Cynthia MacGregor

The divorced woman who was talking to me was distraught, hurt, and angry. The reason? She had just found out that her daughter was now calling her dad’s Significant Other “Mom.” “I’m her mom!” the woman seethed, her pain evident in her voice. “She’s not her mom. I raised her. I changed her diapers and kissed away her owies and put up with her nonsense when she got older. She can’t have two moms. I’m her mom.”