Christina McGhee | Children and Divorce Blog
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Kids are our future, and divorce can be tough on them, too. That's why Christina McGhee created this blog to help separated and divorced parents raise happy and secure kids. From this internationally recognized divorce coach, speaker and author of the highly acclaimed book "Parenting Apart", learn how separated and divorced parents can raise happy and secure kids.
Christina McGhee | Children and Divorce Blog
1y ago
When you have to co-parent with a difficult ex, you can expect that just about everything related to co-parenting will be more difficult after your divorce. I hear it all the time. “Christina, how can I possibly co-parent with someone who isn’t willing to be cooperative or does everything they can to make co-parenting as…
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Christina McGhee | Children and Divorce Blog
2y ago
When it comes to raising children out of two homes post-divorce, it’s expected that co-parents will encounter a host of challenges along the way. However, there’s one divorce challenge that doesn’t get talked about very much, and it happens more often than you think. How to split up while living under one roof. Whether ..read more
Christina McGhee | Children and Divorce Blog
2y ago
I hope that you and yours have managed to stay safe and healthy over the past couple of months. For some of you, it’s been a while since you’ve heard from me. I thought you should know why. I don’t know one single person whose life hasn’t been impacted by the multitude of challenges ..read more
Christina McGhee | Children and Divorce Blog
2y ago
Over the past week, how many emails have you gotten so far that read something like this…“Welcome to 2020! A brand-new year and a brand-new decade,” or “OMG, it’s 2020!!! Happy Freaking New Year!! If your inbox is anything like mine, you’ve probably gotten quite a few of these. TBH, I’m not feeling it. I ..read more
Christina McGhee | Children and Divorce Blog
2y ago
HANDLING HOLIDAYS AFTER DIVORCE AS COPARENTS CAN BE TRICKY. The holidays are here. Although it’s meant to be a warm and fuzzy time of year when goodwill prevails, sadly for many coparents, the reason for the season transforms into a vicious game of “one-upping.” If “one-upping” isn’t part of your day to day vocabulary, it ..read more
Christina McGhee | Children and Divorce Blog
2y ago
Anybody else feeling a little frazzled over the start of a new school? Yeah, me too. The start of a new school year always feels a little bittersweet. Part of me is super pumped about having a predictable routine again (and getting my life back ? ). Another part of me dreads spending those ..read more
Christina McGhee | Children and Divorce Blog
2y ago
HELPING CHILDREN LEARN HOW TO COPE DOESN’T HAPPEN WHEN WE TRY TO FIX THEIR PROBLEMS. And yet, parents do it all the time. I personally happen to be a frequent offender in this department. Even though I teach my clients about this parenting strategy all the time, it’s amazing how often I still catch myself ..read more
Christina McGhee | Children and Divorce Blog
2y ago
ARE YOU GUILTY OF USING THIS FIVE-LETTER WORD WITH YOUR KIDS? Ever have a word that as makes you cringe every single time you hear it? Yeah, me too. (Actually, TBH, I have several but let’s not go there…) Recently during one of my coaching calls a divorced parent I was working with casually ..read more
Christina McGhee | Children and Divorce Blog
2y ago
“Pain in life is inevitable, suffering is optional… even during the holidays.” A couple of years ago, here at the McGhee household, we were having a pretty dismal December… TBH, the whole Christmas thing was looking awfully darn bleak. See… around that time, I was working away on a BRAND NEW project and was deep ..read more
Christina McGhee | Children and Divorce Blog
2y ago
IS YOUR EX NASTY ONE DAY AND NICE THE NEXT? Sara was hanging on by a thread. Coparenting with her Ex, Anthony, was incredibly draining, unpredictable and filled with drama. One day he would be rude and standoffish in front of the boys. Then the very next day, he’d act like nothing ever happened and ..read more