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Co-parenting in after the standard, ‘garden variety' divorce can be difficult. When you add high conflict divorce where communicating, collaborating, showing respect, kindness and grace is often absent, co-parenting takes on a new level of complexity. Today my friend, Lesa Kos...

Today we are discussing what happens when Divorce Collides with Raising Complex Kids. If you are raising a complex kid, you know the unique challenges you face. These difficulties may even have played a role in the dissolution of your marriage.  

Today we’re joined by my dear friend and colleagu...

Welcome to The Business Partnership Approach to Successful CoParenting. Parenting is one of the most difficult jobs we are called to do. In healthy marriages, parents come from different parenting experiences and values and can be challenged to find common ground, how are you to co parent when di...

This episode kicks off our All Things Parenting series discussing The Secret to Effective Single Parenting During and Post Divorce.  Today’s expert navigated a 12 year custody battle and wrote a powerful book for single mom’s entitled, When Momma’s Happy, Everyone’s Happy.

We’re about to explore e...

One of the many aspects of our lives that changes during divorce is the way we spend the holidays and more specifically, holiday traditions. Today Karen talks about how to make the decision about what to keep, what to let go of and what to add that is new.

A key element in making a healthy choice ...

If you have young children, there is an ongoing need to communicate with your coparent about the business of raising your children. 

For many high conflict divorces, we know this ongoing communication will be an invitation to more conflict and contention.  

Today’s guest explains that it doesn’...

Knowing what to say and how and when to say it when our children are struggling with, hurt or disappointed by our ex is vital to both our own personal growth and to raising healthy children.

Even after I was able to create a buffer for the criticism, hurt, inconsistency or harsh words that my ex sp...

Children learn many things during a divorce.  They are watching you even if they don’t appear to be.  What they learn depends on how you navigate divorce.

How Will Divorce Affect Your Children?

Divorce does not determine whether your children will suffer negative long term effects of your family'...

When Your Kids Prefer Your Ex-Husband, even on Mother’s Day

My ex-husband’s first weekend with the kids post-divorce was Father’s Day. “How apropos”, I recall thinking to myself. Of course he bought the most adorable Welsh Terrier puppy for the kids. I remember how their faces lit up, how ecstatic ...

By Karen McMahon

Co-parenting in contentious relationships creates additional challenges above and beyond those discussed in Part 1 of this series, Co-parenting Post Divorce:  Tools & Strategies.

Take Off Your Armor and Put Down Your Sword

You may have been fighting for months or years over ...

By Karen McMahon

Many challenges of co-parenting post-divorce are universal whether you have an amicable divorce or not. Other more unique challenges are faced by those emerging from a contentious divorce and custody battle.

The key to peaceful co-parenting post-divorce lies in keeping the focus...