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Back to the Beginning: Co-Parenting with Serenity

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:August 19, 2018
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Co-parenting is about accepting the other person for who they are, exactly as they are, and holding them in the best light you can. As we walk through our individual…

The Good Dad’s Divorce: Being Asked to Leave Everything Behind

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:August 5, 2018
Post category:Co-Parenting Depression Divorce Love Married Life Money Parenting Self-care Single-Dad
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We need our dads to show up for us, as well as our moms. And when the dad is removed from a family, with the SPO, the balance is shifted dramatically in favor of the "mom as the emotional center" of everyone's lives.

The Cadence of Co-Parenting; Staying Close After Divorce

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 7, 2013
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There are not fewer things to coordinate when you become a single parent, in fact, there are more. The things you once traded equitably, now fall 100% in your lap when it is your parenting time. This new cadence can be jarring, frustrating, and make for some upset campers on all sides unless you plan ahead and go 100% Positive.