When your kids were born, you didn’t get a list of how-tos in your parenting manual. Then you became a long distance parent and had to figure it all out again. How do you stay in touch with your co-parent? How do you stay connected with your child from a distance? What about staying involved in their schooling? How do you handle being apart from your kids emotionally?
Becoming a long distance parent means learning a new skill set that isn’t covered in typical parenting websites.
These posts are some of the sections that are missing from your parenting manual. The posts in this section contain advice and how-tos for long distance parents on everything both practical and emotional.
As a long distance parent, you live in one place and your child lives in another. It's possible that there is even a third location involved if your child has relocated since the custody case was decided. Here are some details on the intricacies related to location involved in a long distance custody court case.
Managing your court case is more art than science. This tips will help you bring your strategy home.
These 10 strategy recommendations are for the parent that is facing that worst case scenario in a contentious co-parenting relationship.
I got this question from a long distance parent who lost contact with a young child and would like to reconnect : My son is young and I have been…
As a long distance parent, staying organized for school is a slightly hairier mess. You don't have little voices around telling you to remember the bake sale. Because out of…
This is a common question from new long distance parents. You've agonized over the decision. Now you need to talk to your child about moving away. There is no one…