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- Don't Do Q&A Sessions After a Weekend With Your Ex
Your children deserve to be with their other parent as part of their rights from your divorce custody agreement. They would enjoy those visits so much more if you didn't pump them for information after a weekend with your ex.
Date of Article: 07Nov2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Who Needs to See Your Parenting Plan?
When you're divorced, a good plan for parenting is to create a file with all the important information about each of your children that the important people in their lives will need - their teachers, their grandparents, their child care giver. Here is a list of important topics to get you started.
Date of Article: 05Nov2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Questions to Ask Yourself When You Want to Begin to Date Again
When you want to begin dating again after your divorce, it's so important to evaluate your children's needs and how they will take your decision. Author Len Stauffenger shares the life lessons he learned about this sensitive decision.
Date of Article: 31Oct2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Custody Over Christmas?
Of all the decisions you'll have to make about custody, custody over the holidays is one of the more difficult ones. Here are some ideas on that topic so that the children and both parents win.
Date of Article: 29Oct2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Choosing To Forget the Painful Memories That Led To Your Divorce
The powerful emotions of guilt, denial, anger, depression and many others that surge through you when divorce rears it's ugly head in your life have to be drained away eventually. You can heal from them, and this article is chock full of tips to help you do just that.
Date of Article: 28Oct2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Your Children Didn't Ask for Your Divorce
You are your child's caregiver and protector. When divorce rears it's ugly head, you've got to be sure your children are buffered as much as possible. Here are some key ideas to consider to be sure that occurs.
Date of Article: 22Oct2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Can You Save Money On A Small Salary When You're Divorced?
Do you think that because you are a single parent with a small salary that you don't have enough to set some aside for savings? In this article, you'll be able to rethink that - and begin to save a little.
Date of Article: 17Oct2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Agreements for You and Your Ex About Education
When you are a divorced parent, placing the focus of your life on your child is critical. Insuring a great education for your child is just a small part of it. If you haven't thought through the details of your child's education and how you and your ex will continue to support them, here are some practical tips.
Date of Article: 15Oct2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Learning from Our Divorce Mistakes
Did you know that divorce rates are higher for second marriages than for first marriages? In this article, Divorced Dad, Len Stauffenger offers copious questions to ask yourself, so that in answering, you'll avoid a second divorce yourself.
Date of Article: 08Oct2008
Category: Home & Family
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- If You Want To Know About Mommy's New Boyfriend, Ask Mommy
In your single parenting experience, have you been inadvertently placing a burden on your children by turning them into information seekers or messengers between you and your ex? It's unfair to foist that job off on them. Summon up some courage and consider doing it yourself.
Date of Article: 03Oct2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Have You Created a Parenting Plan?
"Just winging it" should not be an option for divorced parents. A parenting plan should be created by both parents and then distributed to those with a need to know, like grandparents and school, if necessary. And here's how....
Date of Article: 23Sep2008
Category: Home & Family
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- The Uniqueness of Your Individuality - You're Not Your Parents
Have people told you "You're just like your mother?" or "You're just like your father?" We all have parents, but the personas we've grown since our birth is ours alone and deserves full attention. Discovering your individuality might be the main fallout from your divorce.
Date of Article: 15Aug2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Equitable Property Settlement in a Divorce
Not a high percentage of divorces have equitable property settlements or spousal support agreements. Read on for ideas about what to include in your settlement.
Date of Article: 13Aug2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Are You The "Big Event" Type of Parent or The "Daily Influencer" Type?
When divorce happens to you and you are the parent left with the raising and influence of the kids, what kind of an influence are you? Here are some tips about what children really want and need from you.
Date of Article: 07Aug2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Do You Have a Great Parenting Plan or Are You Winging It?
When you are a divorced parent, you've got your hands quite full. You never thought your divorce would involve all these details and all these decisions. It's very easy to slide into overwhelm. Here are some tips from a successful divorced dad to help you jump these hurdles.
Date of Article: 06Aug2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Divorce? Not Me!
Can you figure out which stage you might be in for your divorce? Divorced Dad, Len Stauffenger spells it out for you and it's very similar to the stages one goes through upon the death of a loved one. Hang in there. Eventually you will complete all the stages. Happiness is on the other side.
Date of Article: 25Jul2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Hang On In There! Be a Great Parent
Do you have a Parenting Plan for raising your kids now that you are a single, divorced parent? It will help you make it through the tough times of your divorce.
Date of Article: 23Jul2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Your Kids Can't Bear to Hear You Blame Your Ex
Consider exercising great caution and restraint when you speak about your ex within earshot of your children. They still love him/her and it causes them great pain to hear you put them down.
Date of Article: 09Jul2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Resolving Shared Custody When You're Divorced
When you are divorced and you have children, one of the stickiest things you have to handle is the interface required with your ex. Here is the wisdom from one Divorced Dad.
Date of Article: 02Jul2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Can You See Your Kids Triggering You?
If you will spend some time discovering what triggers you, you can make enormous progress in your life to become the kind of role model your kids deserve. You can share your new skills with your kids to teach them how to handle things when they become triggered.
Date of Article: 25Jun2008
Category: Home & Family
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- What Moral Behavior Are You Modeling for Your Children?
Establishing a strong moral foundation for your children and patterning moral behavior will help them through their first time of seeing someone naked in a magazine as it did me.
Date of Article: 20Jun2008
Category: Home & Family
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- When You Badmouth Your Ex, You Hurt Your Children
Something horrible has happened between you and the person you fell in love with and got married to. You've decided to divorce. Your children did not have the same experience with your ex and should not be subjected to your evil feelings about him or her.
Date of Article: 18Jun2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Who Are We Gonna Live With, Mom?
Three simple steps to help you maintain your emotions when deciding on the custody of your children during a divorce proceeding. Len Stauffenger, Divorced Dad, shares this common sense article to help you from becoming a second-divorce statistic.
Date of Article: 10Jun2008
Category: Home & Family
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- If It's Going to Be, It's Up to Me!
Divorce is wrought with disappointment because of the broken promise of a two-parent family. In this article, Divorced Dad Len Stauffenger provides some practical tips to re-grow that trust with your kids and preventing yet another divorce.
Date of Article: 04Jun2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Love not Fear
If you are in the throes of a divorce, you're probably on one of the strongest emotional roller coaster rides of your life. This splendid article provides practical tips for supplanting your fear with love.
Date of Article: 30May2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Do You Drag Your Past Into Your Future?
You might be amazed when you read this article how much of the past you are dragging into today's conversations and interfaces. You might cringe to learn how you are losing your present to your past. This old, not-working habit deserves your attention in changing it.
Date of Article: 28May2008
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- How To Listen With Complete Attention To Your Kids
Listening to your children is one of the most important tasks as a divorced parent. It's not always easy due to your very full plate. Here are some great ideas to help you focus on your kids.
Date of Article: 22May2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Are You Strong Enough to Forgive Your Ex?
Four practical tips from Divorced Dad, Len Stauffenger, for putting out the fire of emotions caused from divorce and putting your kids' welfare first.
Date of Article: 17May2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Guilty!
If you are a divorced parent with kids who seem to "make you feel guilty," these words of wisdom will help you nip that guilt in the bud, help keep your kids from manipulating you, and keep the specter of a second divorce away.
Date of Article: 14May2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Let's Be Honest
When divorced parents expend a lot of energy pointing fingers of blame at one another, the children suffer. Here are some interesting words to help you become more objective for your children's sake.
Date of Article: 30Apr2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Keep Your Cool
Going through a divorce can really stir up emotions like margaritas in a blender. But if you're going to be the best parent for your kids, you need to turn the blender off and learn how to keep your cool.
Date of Article: 29Apr2008
Category: Home & Family
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- He/She Cheated!
When you're going through a divorce, we frequently experience our ex being defensive about his/her role in the divorce, when he or she might well have been the one who cheated! Let's be sure we don't assume blame that isn't ours to bear.
Date of Article: 22Apr2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Are You A Divorced Parent With Enough Alone Time?
Divorced parents seldom have enough time for themselves. Here are three practical tips to help you create that much needed alone time.
Date of Article: 18Apr2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Forgiveness is Mandatory in Life and Especially in Divorce
Parenthood is a privilege. You have one choice opportunity to help your children become successful, happy adults. You can't do this until you forgive their other parent. Here's how.
Date of Article: 17Apr2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Monkey in the Middle
During a divorce and long after it's final, your children will be asking you questions that make you squirm. Making them feel awful about the other parent that they still love is playing dirty.
Date of Article: 10Apr2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Divorce Actually Helps You Discover the I of You
You think that because the hammer of divorce has knocked you upside your head, it's shameful, painful, and a terrifying life that you're stuck with. Wrong! You're in the midst of a wonderful gift.
Date of Article: 09Apr2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Finally Ready to Meet the One?
When you get divorced, how long should you wait before you begin to date again? Only your children should be considered in answering this question.
Date of Article: 04Apr2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Family Influences
Everybody has a family of some kind. Some are great. Some are challenging. It's up to you how you accept their influences.
Date of Article: 01Apr2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Expectations are Everything
We all want to be happy. Divorce and happy sometimes don't seem to go together. Actually, though, you can control happiness if you'll watch your expectations.
Date of Article: 27Mar2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Shame in Divorce is Arbitrary
If you feel ashamed because you got a divorce or if the pressures from your friends and family make you feel like a failure, here's a little shot in the arm that will support you and encourage you to grow pat the blame and the shame.
Date of Article: 25Mar2008
Category: Home & Family
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- How Not to Hate Your Ex or Feel Guilty About Your Divorce
Divorce seldom enters one's life as a happy thing. It's usually accompanied by shock, blame, guilt, remorse, and a lot of "why me's?" Here are some keen insights into blame and guilt that can create a bit of ease for you.
Date of Article: 21Mar2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Eight Critical Communication Techniques
If you try any one of these eight communicating with children tips a try, your success in parenting and your communication with your kids will both benefit.
Date of Article: 19Mar2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Divorce Hurts. Individual Responsibility Heals.
In the early days of the processing through your divorce, the emotional pain can be incapacitating. You might experience a whole range of emotions that hurt. Searching for the role you played in this can create the release you ardently seek.
Date of Article: 13Mar2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Did you See It Before the Wedding?
Our dreams of perfect relationship, perfect marriage, perfect parenting don't always play out the way we'd like them to. Divorce happens. Learn about the role YOU might have played in your divorce.
Date of Article: 11Mar2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Do You Control Your Emotions or Do They Control You?
Actors are trained to express their emotions on command. This kind of control is a wonderful skill. Have you ever considered exercising control over your emotions?
Date of Article: 06Mar2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Being Fully Present With Your Kids
Hurried and harried parents sometimes forget that one of the best gifts they can give their kids is to be fully present with them. Here's how.
Date of Article: 05Mar2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Do Your Emotions Slam-Dance or Can You Be Objective?
When you're newly divorced, your feelings get to slam dance. Later on, you'll really want to become more reasonable, more objective and this article tells you precisely how to get that done.
Date of Article: 28Feb2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Are You Using The First 5 Effective Parenting Tips?
You want your kids to have the best and you've only got one chance to create the kind of adult you want them to be: thoughtful, enthusiastic, productive, loving and hardworking. These tips complete last month's list of effective parenting tips to help you with this challenging task.
Date of Article: 26Feb2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Are You Using These Five Effective Parenting Tips?
If you use these effective parenting tips, you'll be on your way to a healthy and happier relationship with your children. Look for five more tips in our next installment in this series.
Date of Article: 22Feb2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Raising Successful Children - Are You a Good Role Model?
If you want your kids to be successful, help them become smart children by seeing the steps you are taking or have taken to become successful yourself.
Date of Article: 20Feb2008
Category: Home & Family
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- The Top Five Divorce Mistakes: Are You Making These Common Mistakes During Your Divorce?
Here are the five critical mistakes divorced men and women make when filing for divorce. Learn them now and head off subsequent problems at the pass!
Date of Article: 14Feb2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Your Extraordinary Children: Is Making it to Nationwide Fame The Only Way You Will See Them As Succe
How much does your child need to achieve before you seem him or her as a success?
Date of Article: 12Feb2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Four Mental Steps to Provide A Balanced Life for Your Kids
When you know the four parts to life's mental sandwich, you can insure that your kids are living a balanced life.
Date of Article: 08Feb2008
Category: Home & Family
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- Qualities of Good Divorce Lawyers
Five Key Tips for finding good divorce lawyers.
Date of Article: 06Feb2008
Category: Legal
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