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Sudden Power Struggles with the Ex

Things may be going along nicely in your co-parenting relationship; you may have worked out a communication style that suits the both of you, you might even get along with your ex’s new partner and everyone seems content and well-adjusted. Suddenly, without warning, tempers flare and you find yourself in and power struggle or dealing with long-buried old issues that have shown up again. What can you do to diffuse the situation? I have learned to expect “flare-ups” during times of stress or transition—when the kids entered high school, for example, or with the current graduations. Any time you are … Continue reading →

When the Ex is Self-Absorbed

There are many of us single parents who are divorced or separated who may not have the highest of opinions of the “ex.” We might be convinced that he or she is all sorts of awful and has multiple personality deficiencies—some of which may or may not actually be true. One of the complaints that come up again and again by single parents of both genders is that the other parent or the ex is “self-absorbed.” What does this actually mean and what can we do to make communication more successful? A self-absorbed person is self-focused and believes or acts … Continue reading →

Are Letters a Good Way to Communicate with the Ex?

Communication may have been a problem area when you were partnered with your child’s ex, AND many of us single parents find communicating with the ex or our child’s other parent(s) to be one of the most challenging aspects of sharing custody. Many of us look for ways to make communicating about childrearing and custody arrangements as painless and efficient as possible. We might consider turning to letter-writing as a way to get said what we want to but letter-writing can have its pros and its cons… Writing a letter can be a good way to organize your thoughts and … Continue reading →

How Well Does Your Family Communicate?

How well does your family communicate with each other? The authors of 365 Ways To Help Your Children Grow, likens a family to a building. They tell us that if a family is a building, then communication is the foundation that allows the building to weather any storm. When there is good communication within a family “problems get solved, ideas get heard, feelings are expressed and intimacy grows.” One way to increase communication within your family is to get eyeball to eyeball. Instead of talking to each other from across the room or yelling for your kids, try speaking, just … Continue reading →

Writing or Creating Stories?

There’s a lost art in the age of the computer, and it’s called penmanship. Given that I am currently sitting at a computer and writing this, I realize that I’ve lost it almost completely. I’ve always been terrible at writing things out by hand. I find my printing and handwriting slow, tedious, and entirely un-beautiful. I am sad that I do not have my grandmother’s or grandfather’s penmanship, but I don’t really have the inclination to pursue it as an art in itself. In those days so long, long ago – say, a few decades ago – before the age … Continue reading →

Is Technology Messing with Christmas Traditions?

Just how tech savvy is Santa anyway? Does the big guy in the red suit really communicate via a small smartphone? Are traditional paper letters to the North Pole on the brink of extinction? Are PDFs and instant messages the preferred method of sending one’s Christmas wish list to Jolly ol’ St. Nick? Say it ain’t so. Call me old-fashioned, stodgy, or a stalwart traditionalist, but I’m not a fan of the litany of new high-tech ways kids can communicate with Santa Claus. I don’t want my daughter emailing Santa, nor do I want her faxing, tweeting, Skyping, or texting … Continue reading →

Love Is…

When Wayne and I first started dating back in the mid-80s, one of Denver’s papers (can’t remember now if it was the Rocky Mountain News or the Denver Post) ran the syndicated comic strip “Love Is…” drawn by Kim Casali. My sister was the one who had first introduced me to it, but Wayne was the one who gave it meaning. You see, even way, way, way back then we had a commuter relationship. I lived with my mom in Denver where I went to high school; he lived down in Gunnison where he went to college. Most relationships don’t … Continue reading →

Is Homeschooling a Right or a Privilege?

I had a bad EBay experience today where I purchased a power cord and when I got it, was not happy. The seller was dismissive about it. He then demanded positive feedback. I replied that I would not give feedback at all. You see, I told him, feedback is a privilege to be earned, not a right. Let us just say that this is where it got ugly. So what does my EBay experience have to do with homeschooling? Well I saw an interesting correlation. (I am a homeschool blogger; I would see a correlation in a ham sandwich) There … Continue reading →

The Aunt Dimity Series – Nancy Atherton

Aunt Dimity is as savvy as they come. She’s observant, persistent, intelligent, can see through a lie a mile away – there’s just one slight problem. Aunt Dimity is dead. That’s right, she’s dead. But that doesn’t stop her! She has found a way to communicate with her niece Lori, and that’s by writing in a journal. Whenever Lori opens her journal and writes down her problem, Aunt Dimity can write back, and her answers appear in the journal. It’s pretty convenient, really. The series begins with the novel, “Aunt Dimity’s Death,” where we see Lori “meet” Aunt Dimity for … Continue reading →

Education A to Z: K for Keep Parents Involved

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Continuing on with my Education A to Z blog series, I am up to the letter K. Today, let’s talk how to keep parents involved in education. Let me start by expressing how important the topic of keeping parents or other family members involved in education is. Kids who have parents who show a vested interest in their education get better grades and have less behavior problems than kids whose parents aren’t involved. Unfortunately, in today’s world, many parents aren’t involved either due to time constraints or the fact that they just don’t realize how important involvement is. Many parents … Continue reading →