Posted on July 16th, 2011 by mikemastracci
In 1995, local author Rosalind Sedacca was worried about how to tell her young son about her impending divorce. She came up with a way to smooth his transition: a scrapbook explaining the divorce thoughtfully. After realizing there should be a template or model for how to tell children about divorce, she wrote a homemade [...]
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Posted on July 1st, 2011 by mikemastracci
Many studies indicate that children experience less emotional distress or trauma due to parental separation than from the emotional turmoil of a severely troubled intact family. Having herself grown up in a “stay together for the sake of the kids” troubled family, Sedacca feels there is much truth to these reports. Sedacca reminds us of the framework from which we need to parent when we are charged with the responsibility of raising children of divorce.
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Posted on June 13th, 2011 by mikemastracci
Father’s Day Greetings: On a personal note, this is the first year that I will celebrate Father’s Day as the father of an adult son (if reaching age 18 means becoming an adult). Sounds too young to me! I will always remember speaking with my then toddler and asking, “Who is Daddy’s main man?” and [...]
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Posted on October 31st, 2010 by mikemastracci
MEET JOANIE WINBERG and listen to the recent interview on her Blog Talk Radio Show on a topic that might be of interest to you. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/singleagain/2010/10/27/divorce-and-dating-avoiding-parenting-pitfalls-whe Author, Radio Personality, Speaker, Business/Personal Coach specializing in Divorce Founder of The National Association of Divorce for Women and Children- www.NADWC.com Single Again! Now What? Blog Talk Radio Show [...]
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Posted on July 13th, 2010 by mikemastracci
Although most divorcing couples deeply desire a relationship with their children after the marriage dissolves, there are exceptions to this rule. Sometimes, one of the newly divorced parents feels that their life would be easier or freer if not encumbered by their children. They drop out of the picture for an unpredictable period of time, [...]
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