Long Distance Parent Surprise
I am the father of a 4 year old boy that is currently living in Colombia with his mother and her family. I just found out about him around 2…
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Long Distance Parent Surprise
Triage for New Long Distance Parents
For the first time ever, you are a parent without your child. For the first time, you feel a million miles way from them, even if you are really only…
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Triage for New Long Distance Parents
My Two Beautiful Daughters are in Another Country
I am in Australia and my wife (soon to be ex) and 2 beautiful daughters are in Jakarta, Indonesia. It’s "only" 7 hrs flight away, but the costs and practicalities…
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My Two Beautiful Daughters are in Another Country
What Long Distance Parenting Is and Is Not
Parenting is hard and it's full of tough decisions from birth and even past the time that the kid(s) are adults. The decision to be at a distance from a child is a valid or even necessary option sometimes and is one of the single toughest decisions to make. Long distance parents are not deadbeats or abandoning their kids. In fact, the decision to be apart from a child is just the first step of the tough road that they navigate to maintain a loving relationship with the child.
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What Long Distance Parenting Is and Is Not
Survival Mode and the Relentless Drive for a Better Life
I recently had the life-altering experience of reading Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control: A Love-Based Approach to Helping Attachment-Challenged Children With Severe Behaviors. My son, who has a long distance…
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Survival Mode and the Relentless Drive for a Better Life
10 Points of Defensive Strategy for Long Distance Parents
It is a sad but often true scenario. The non-custodial parent moves away and the custodial parent gets angry. Not that non-custodial parents NEVER get angry. They do. But there…
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10 Points of Defensive Strategy for Long Distance Parents