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Relationships with Kids after a Divorce

Maintaining a relationship with your kids after a divorce can be tricky. Find out ways to help your children adjust to divorce and ways to stay involved in their lives when you are not married to their moms.

Talking with Children About the Reasons for Your Divorce

As you break the news to your children about their parents' upcoming divorce, what should you say about the reasons for the divorce? What is appropriate to tell them? And as time moves on, how should you respond to questions about why you and their mom divorced?

Should You Stay Together for the Kids?

With the rising number of divorces, it seems more and more parents are deciding to divorce when a marriage seems over rather than staying together for the kids as more couples used to do. Should you stay together for the kids' sake or should you divorce? How do you know which choice to make?

Book Review - Are We Still a Family?

A summary and review of the children's book Are We Still a Family? that helps parents in an amicable divorce help their children cope with their fears and worries about divorce in a thoughtful way.

How Divorced Dads Can Best Handle a Daughter's Wedding

There are not many more challenging moments for a divorced dad than when his daughter gets married. Find out how to prepare for and handle the events of your daughter's wedding and still help her have a great experience.

Coping with a New Step Dad in Your Kids's Life

Non custodial dads whose ex-spouses remarry can face a whole set of challenges. Fathering expert Armin Brott shares insights into this very difficult emotional issue and offers advice for dads to cope.

Staying Connected with the Kids from Long Distance

It's a really hard thing for committed dads to be away from their kids, especially when its a long ways away. Whether a non-custodial dad, in the military or a long distance grandfather, there are some common threads to keeping connected to the kids. Find some great tips and recommendations for keeping relationships alive.

Divorced Dads and The Holidays

The holidays can be a tough time for dads who are divorced and not with their children. Find out ways to connect with kids during the holidays and survive being away from them in this article from the National Center for Fathering.

Why Children are Impacted by Divorce

Studies show that the divorce of their parents cause a big impact on children. Learn how children are impacted by divorce and what parents can do to make the transition easier.

Danger Signs - What to Watch for in Children During a Divorce

With children bearing such a big part of the burden of their parents' divorce, how can a parent tell when their child is having emotional challenges during and after the divorce process?

Appropriate Strategies for Helping Children Cope With Divorce

As you begin to work through a divorce process with your children, you will want to use some time-tested and effective strategies and approaches to helping your children cope with your divorce.

Book Review - Sea and Sand

A review of the book Sea and Sand, written for children to help them understand divorce and the changes that might occur in their lives.

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