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Validating Your Child When They Share Abuse or Coercion from a Coercive Co-Parent
Children caught in high-conflict co-parenting situations often experience emotional manipulation, coercion, and even outright abuse at...
Jan & Jillian
4 min read


Children’s Behavior Reflects Their Environment: A Tale of Two Homes
Have you ever noticed how children seem to transform  depending on which parent’s home they’re in? In high-conflict co-parenting...
Jan & Jillian
3 min read


The Hidden Dangers of Bribing Your Children: Why Money, Toys, and Trips Aren't the Path to Positive Parenting
In an effort to keep peace, encourage good behavior, or be the favorite parent in a tumultuous co-parenting dynamic some parents turn to...
Jan & Jillian
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How To Support Your Kids On Exchange Days
Whether exchange days are new or old, they can be an adjustment for children. Adapting to new environments isn’t always easy, and now...
Jan & Jillian
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How To Help Your Kids Use Critical Thinking Skills (When Diffusing False Statements From Coparent)
As a parent, you want to do everything you can to help your child succeed in life. One important skill that will help your child is...
Jan & Jillian
3 min read


Tips For Phone Calls Between Child-Parent When Kids Are At Other Home
When your children are staying with their other parent, there will probably be times when you need or want to have a phone conversation...
Jan & Jillian
3 min read


What To Do When The Kids Share About Their Other Home(when to assess further)
Navigating two homes isn’t always easy for children. What they may be used to in your home may not always be the same in the other house....
Jan & Jillian
4 min read


5 Questions That Will Save Your Sanity When Co-Parenting
Does it seem like no matter what you say your co-parent is trying to pick a fight with you? Sometimes it can take months or years of...
Jan & Jillian
3 min read


How To Handle A Co-Parent Who Is Set On Interrupting Your Parenting Time
It’s your parenting time, yet your co-parent still finds a reason to contact you. From multiple phone calls to daily text messages, they...
Jan & Jillian
3 min read


10 Positive Mantras To Recite When Your Co-Parent Pushes Your Buttons
1. I am a great parent Your co-parent may do everything in their power to provoke you, from calling names to telling you how horrible of...
Jan & Jillian
4 min read


3 Reasons Your Ex Is Using Your Child As A Pawn When Dating
You just got divorced a few months ago… Your ex has already moved on and seems to have found themselves head over heels in love....
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3 min read


What Not To Share With A Narcissistic Co-Parent
It can be extremely difficult to co-parent with someone who possesses narcissistic traits. To truly co-parent means that two parents are...
Jan & Jillian
4 min read


How Getting Divorced Brought One Mom Back To Life
Never in a million years did Megan imagine she would be a divorced mother raising two small children in a tiny house out in the middle of...
Jan & Jillian
4 min read


10 Ways To Connect With Your Children
We often get told by parents that they connect with their children by buying them toys, taking them to the park, watching movies, or even...
Jan & Jillian
5 min read


How To Respond To A Combative Co-Parent
If you are currently trying to co-parent with your uncooperative ex, you are not alone. While some fall into a stress-free co-parenting...
Jan & Jillian
4 min read


What Role Should A Step-Parent Play?
The transition from significant other to spouse is definitely an exciting one. However, if you marry someone with children from a...
Jan & Jillian
4 min read


5 Self Soothing Techniques For Children’s Emotions
Have you noticed changes in your child’s behavior? Maybe they are not doing as well in school as they used to, or they have pushed away...
Jan & Jillian
4 min read


4 Things Not To Be Left Out Of Your Parenting Plan
When you and your ex share children, the importance of having a carefully designed co-parenting plan cannot be stressed enough. While an...
Jan & Jillian
3 min read


How to Diffuse Anger With Your Co-Parent
For a lot of parents, being angry with your co-parent can be a constant and challenging issue. Whether they disregarded drop-off time or...
Jan & Jillian
4 min read


10 Winter Activities For The Whole Family To Enjoy
With the start to a new year, celebrating holidays, and beautiful snowy views, Wintertime definitely has its perks. But the change in...
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4 min read
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