My boyfriend and I have been dating for a year, and several months ago began seeing a parenting coach to discuss general parenting issues as well as working toward blending time with his two young daughters and my son. In my next few blog posts, I’m going to pass along some of the information gleaned from these sessions as they are relevant to most of us who are post-divorce single parents.
In our first session with the counselor, we discussed the need for structure and routines. After divorce, it is extremely common for a parent to feel guilt over the divorce and let rules at home slide. Most of us are familiar with the term “Disney Dad” describing the extreme form of this. Most “Disney Dads” (and Moms!) are not maliciously shirking parenting responsibility but instead are having a difficult time understanding the importance of rules, routines, and discipline in a child’s development and happiness.
Here are a few tips to help you focus on this at home:
By Jeanette Soltys
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