As I was searching for creative ways to celebrate the holidays, I came across this practical list by a family law attorney, Sharyn T. Sooho on www.divorcenet.com and felt like it was worthy of passing on:
1. Plan Ahead
Develop a parenting schedule before the holidays.
Avoid scheduling the children for dinner with Dad at noon and a second [...]

No matter how a person comes to be in a long distance parenting situation, by choice or by circumstance, one thing remains:  Being away from a child is hard!  Having a support system helps and this site is a great place to start.  It has helped me to understand that I am absolutely not alone [...]

As a result of travel costs being higher on that particular weekend, I was unable to visit my daughter on her birthday this year.  I was able to go a few weeks later and bring presents but I wanted to do something extra special for her on that day.  I arranged to have balloons delivered to her [...]

At some point of every day I find myself standing in my daughter’s room and wishing she were here.

As some of you may know, my son, who was at a distance for a few years, moved to live with me in December. It’s now June and it’s time for him to head to his dad’s for summer vacation. This morning as me, him and my step daughter were eating breakfast, I [...]