How do I Talk to My Child About Moving?
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…
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…
Somehow this idea of a "normal" family being "a mother, a father, a child or two point five children, and one home" persists as conventional. I say "somehow" because unconventional…
Being away from a child is hard! Having a support system helps and this site is a great place to start.ÂÂ
At some point of every day I find myself standing in my daughter's room and wishing she were here.
It is darn near impossible to withstand the emotional part of long distance parenting without support of some kind. Ideally one would be surrounded by other long distance parents who understand first-hand but we seem to be few and far between.
Any change in family situation is an adjustment to a child. A divorce, while unavoidable most of the time can be a huge change for a child. When one of the parents suddenly isn't there, it take a lot of sensitivity to help the child understand and learn how to reason thru what's going on around them.