If you’re ready for that next step in risking love again, there’s new rules in the game with kids involved. My parents were divorced almost thirty years ago. My mom remarried when I was three, before I have any conscious memories and my dad remarried when I was seven, so many years ago that […]
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Blending families can be just as challenging as splitting them for everyone, but especially for the kids. Blending families can also result in a beautiful family with friendships and love that lasts through the ages, for everyone but especially for the kids. My mom tells a few stories about when our big family first […]
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It is not a simple task to blend together boundaries with honesty and respect in delivering what may be some of the hardest news you have ever given your children. We believe in you and your family and that you specifically have what it takes to do this with as much grace as possible. […]
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The two house transition is tough for any kid, but in time, the new normal can feel like home too, even if it is two different houses and two sets of family to love. “Get out your journals and draw a picture of your home,” the teacher says to a class full of six […]
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Introducing a place for understanding your child and parenting well through divorce. By now, hopefully you are starting to get a feel for us here at What About Me. I hope, oh how I really hope, that you are getting a clear picture of the heart behind what we do here. I also hope […]
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A look at a few logical things about child development, a guide of sorts, to hopefully help us all know if what our kids are experiencing is normal or not. It is 11:30 am on a Monday morning, and I am in tears in a parking lot. I have work to do, an […]
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Neuroscience continually points back to this truth more and more all the time: our bodies and brains are literally wired for connection with others. Perhaps by strengthening our relationship with our children first and then helping them connect with others, we are giving our children gifts that they will see the fruits of for all […]
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Why helping your child feel understood is almost as good as a magic wand for the pain. It just takes a little work on our parts! Do you ever have one of those weeks where being a parent just breaks your heart? I was having one last week. My son is in physical therapy trying […]
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It’s time to make progress on one of the most common issues plaguing all children of divorce: boundaries. This particular topic is one in which we are going to go exploring together. I’m not going to sit behind my computer and pretend I have all the answers. I just know there’s a problem. It’s also […]
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Understanding how your child is grieving and why it looks different from other kids can help you help your child thrive again. Just this week, I was struggling with an issue with my little boy. I called a friend and told her I was sad about a report I’d gotten and told her I was […]
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