Divorce

When One Parent Decides to Move After a Separation

When One Parent Decides to Move After a Separation

Here’s how three parents are navigating a relocation, what it means for kids, and how experts advise co-parents handle the situation.

What is Positive Co-Parenting? And How You Can Achieve it.

What is Positive Co-Parenting? And How You Can Achieve it.

Breaking up is hard to do…but even harder when you have children. An expert shares how to navigate a new parenting relationship.

Stefanie Peachey

10 books to help kids understand divorce and separation

10 books to help kids understand divorce and separation

These books about divorce can help your child work through the feelings and questions that come with big changes in your family structure.

Rebecca Weigand

How to deal when your ex spoils your kids

How to deal when your ex spoils your kids

It's incredibly frustrating when your ex is a "Disneyland Dad". Here's how to build boundaries, communicate better and maybe even find some compassion.

Caitlin Crawshaw

I left my kids and husband to find myself

I left my kids and husband to find myself

https://www.todaysparent.com/family/parenting/ways-i-helped-my-daughter-through-my-divorce/

Chatelaine, as told to Danielle Groen

Adele's genius advice for her son when her young fans hounded him at school

Adele's genius advice for her son when her young fans hounded him at school

Kevin John Siazon

After we split, my emotionally absent ex became Dad of the Year

After we split, my emotionally absent ex became Dad of the Year

When we were married, he flat out refused to to be an active parent. Since our separation, he is suddenly all about daddy-daughter time

Mae Peterson

My divorce helped me become a better person—and a better mom

My divorce helped me become a better person—and a better mom

As a newly single mom, life was an endless marathon. Until the morning I realized that surviving is not the same as thriving.

Charlotte Dobo

What parents need to know about couples therapy—including if it actually works

What parents need to know about couples therapy—including if it actually works

Having the same fight over and over? Ready for some outside help? Here's everything you need to know about marriage counselling.

Sarah Treleaven

Eulogy to a marriage lost to parenthood

Eulogy to a marriage lost to parenthood

I gave everything I had advocating for my son. There was never enough time, space or energy for anything else.

Charlotte Dobo

What if you want your kids to get the COVID vaccine but your ex says no?

What if you want your kids to get the COVID vaccine but your ex says no?

Anna-Marie Musson

Why is it my job to help my kid buy Christmas gifts for my ex-husband?

Why is it my job to help my kid buy Christmas gifts for my ex-husband?

I’m so sick of spending money—and precious time—on Christmas gifts for my daughter’s dad and his new wife.

Lola Augustine Brown

Pregnant and alone at Christmas

Pregnant and alone at Christmas

Left pregnant and alone, Lola Augustine Brown shares her story of a Christmas that brought her more hope than she imagined.

Lola Augustine Brown

When your blended family just won’t blend

When your blended family just won’t blend

Creating a cohesive stepfamily takes work when you both have kids. Here are the most common hurdles and solutions for blended families.

Caitlin Crawshaw

“We decided to divorce—then the lockdown happened"

“We decided to divorce—then the lockdown happened"

It’s very hard to be in the same house with my husband, but I just keep looking at my kids.

as told to Danielle Groen, Chatelaine

11 ways to make shared custody not suck

11 ways to make shared custody not suck

As the song goes, "breaking up is hard to do." But there are ways to make shared custody easier on your kids. Here's how to rock at co-parenting.

Dawn Calleja

How to stop fighting about money

How to stop fighting about money

Want to finally stop fighting about money? Resign yourself to the fact that some kid-related costs are out of your control. Then, get your goals aligned.

Micah Toub

6 myths about getting a divorce

6 myths about getting a divorce

Thinking about ending your marriage? Make sure you aren’t misinformed about your rights and obligations—as that could have costly consequences.

Jaclyn Law

We thought we had co-parenting down—then the pandemic happened

We thought we had co-parenting down—then the pandemic happened

Co-parenting is tough in the best of times, and the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, has made things a little extra weird around here.

Nadine Silverthorne

The pain of being a part-time parent

The pain of being a part-time parent

Because I share custody with my ex-husband, balance is built into my life. But every time the kids go to their dad’s, my heart breaks and I want them back.

Suzanne Hayes