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How do I help a single dad whose kids live with their emotionally unhealthy mother?

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This article stems from an email I got several months ago. Here is that email. I have been divorced for three years. My ex-wife no longer practices the morals and/or values in which I believe. In short, my ex-wife is an expert at covert manipulation (toward the kids) and causing problems. She’s like a pyromaniac setting a house on fire then going to Read more…

Posted: September 21st, 2016 ˑ 2 Comments
Filled under: Accept the Challenge, Co-parenting, Divorce Issues, School Issues, Single Parents, Visitation

Understanding and encouraging the alienated parent

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In the article Parental alienation—is it real? we defined what parental alienation is and how to help the children affected by it. Another part of effectively ministering to the child is ministering to the parent. Parental alienation is a family issue, and everyone in the family is affected in one way or another. In order to help you better understand the parent’s issue, Read more…

Posted: July 6th, 2016 ˑ 6 Comments
Filled under: Accept the Challenge, Divorce Issues, Emotions, Modern families, Single Parents, Visitation

Parental alienation—is it real?

My introduction to parental alienation was several years ago. A mom’s ex-husband was constantly telling us all about his ex’s bad traits. If that wasn’t bad enough, when the child returned from visitation with the dad, he was caustic toward his mother. To be honest with you, I got confused about whom to believe and was basically clueless about how to handle Read more…

Posted: June 29th, 2016 ˑ 8 Comments
Filled under: Abuse and Unsafe situations, Divorce Issues, Stress, Visitation

How to help kids who don’t want to visit the other parent

Several of you dealing with children of divorce who don’t want to visit the other parent requested this particular subject. One children’s church leader reported that after a visit to the other parent’s home, “The kids come back to us shut down, nontalkative, and in need of love.” She went on to report another family’s situation, “Another set of my kids love their Read more…

Posted: May 12th, 2016 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Accept the Challenge, Co-parenting, Divorce Issues, Single Parents, Visitation