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Co-Parent Stories: Harvest of Hope. Moms' and Dads' post-divorce parenting. Karen lived shared parenting herself. Now, by writing about her own and others' experiences, and by coaching parents, she offers support to them. Because parenting well is important. The One Trait Divorcing Parents Need to Have. Divorce brings new realities flooding in from all sides. Some of them we won’t want to look at. We are often urged to. Sounds obvious and reasonable, doesn’t it! Too bad it’s so hard to do. 1 List the mai...
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The One Trait Divorcing Parents Need to Have | Co-Parent Stories: Harvest of Hope
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Co-Parent Stories: Harvest of Hope. Moms' and Dads' post-divorce parenting. The One Trait Divorcing Parents Need to Have. Divorce brings new realities flooding in from all sides. Some of them we won’t want to look at. We are often urged to. Sounds obvious and reasonable, doesn’t it! Too bad it’s so hard to do. Why bother with that hard internal stuff like accepting reality? Why not keep on keeping on, and just make sure we get the groceries bought and the kids to school in clean clothes? 2 Jot down the i...
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7 Steps to Wise Decisions in Co-Parenting | Co-Parent Stories: Harvest of Hope
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Co-Parent Stories: Harvest of Hope. Moms' and Dads' post-divorce parenting. 7 Steps to Wise Decisions in Co-Parenting. Your marriage is ending, and you are a parent. In the midst of upheaval and strong feelings, you have to make complex and critically important choices. Where to live? How to keep finances manageable? If and how to use lawyers. How to divide parenting time and responsibilities? Here are 7 steps, illustrated by my own example from when my then-husband John and I were separating. Our house,...
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Fending Off Fear: 8 Steps for Co-Parents | Co-Parent Stories: Harvest of Hope
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Co-Parent Stories: Harvest of Hope. Moms' and Dads' post-divorce parenting. Fending Off Fear: 8 Steps for Co-Parents. I cannot call fear a friend. Fear is a companion whose influence has only become clear to me in the last 10 years. It visits me regularly, invisible yet powerful. I have taped a sign right below my computer screen: LET GO OF FEAR . I seldom notice it, but every now and then it grabs my attention. In these moments I can shift, step back, and loosen up. In the early days of co-parenting.
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Harvesting Wisdom from Stories | Co-Parent Stories: Harvest of Hope
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Co-Parent Stories: Harvest of Hope. Moms' and Dads' post-divorce parenting. Harvesting Wisdom from Stories. Our children change every day as they grow; as parents we are on an endless path of learning and growing, too. What should I say now? How can I get that. Add divorce and it can be overwhelming. I find what happens i nside. People compelling and fascinating. And useful! Inside stories. By doing this, they allowed me in, knowing that their choices and ways of thinking wouldn’t always make sense t...
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