Category Archives: Kids, Coparenting and Single Parents

This news story made me absolutely sick. It’s a custody battle that turned deadly. From the New York Daily News, today:   Dad throws 3-year-old son, then himself, to their deaths from roof of Manhattan high-rise   A distra...

Try to imagine what it would be like having all your things, your “stuff” (your clothing, books, paperwork, jewelry, accessories, mementos, body products, athletic equipment, etc.) at two houses, and constantly having to remember to bring certain...

Co-parenting can be extremely difficult at times. I know this first hand. That's why when therapist, mediator and divorce coach, Paulette Janus offered her guest post that includes co-parenting tips, I was all over it. It's sad. You have these child...

I have some divorce advice that I think any divorced parent will truly appreciate. It has to do with parenting schedules, in other words, the times the kids are with you and the times they are with your ex. If I had to pick the hardest part of adj...

Lauren Bondy (pictured on the right) is a therapist I met last year when I was writing my first column for North Shore Mom in the Northbrook Tower. I instantly bonded with Lauren (no pun intended) and found her so easy to talk to, so knowledgeabl...