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Parents Corner

Our Parents Corner offers short articles and videos that parents have referred to as everything from eye-opening to life-changing. Enjoy them at your leisure--and feel free to write us with your thoughts.

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Part 1: Understanding Your True Challenge

One-Minute Video Introduction to Step 1

Quick Help for Families in Transition
A handy guide for all separated and divorced parents

3 Girls' Invisible Pain
7 minutes with the wisest family experts we know

9 Myths That Fool Almost Everyone
9 myths you must discard to succeed

10 Clear Thoughts--Just When You May Need Them Most
Much better ways to see your challenge and ways to succeed

12 Thoughts of Children Caught in Confllict
Thoughts that can hurt your children and hold them back

Finishing Your Grieving
A key to life after divorce

The Relationship Wheel
To divorce wisely, you and your co-parent must create this new relationship

A Daughter Speaks about Survival
A daughter talks about what hurt--and what helped

"What Matters" by Kevin
A young man's painful recollections

"Let Me Ask--This One Time" by Jessica
A 17-year-old girl's plea to her parents

The Loyalists
A special perspective on children's fear and grief.

Better Use of Your Energies
Some things to do instead of battling

Part 2: Putting that Understanding to Work Today

One-Minute Video Introduction to Step 2

Sample Work from UpToParents.org
What parents can build on UpToParents.org

The Child Safety Zone Pledge
An essential step to saving childhood

8 Hidden Keys No One Has Told You About
Heroic steps you can take--on your own, for free, and right away

Admiring Children to Save Children
The best vaccine against children's failure

Fun Helps Everyone
New ideas for fun with children

Helping Them with their Grief
Facing losses--honestly and together

Humane Separation
Making a defining time as healing as possible

Constructive Separations

Winning by Being a Friend to their Relationship
How parents win through support, not competition

Creating Something New with Your Children
A new day for everyone

Part 3: Inviting in Your Co-Parent

One-Minute Video Introduction to Step 3

Joint Legal Custody--Lasting Family Peace
How good decisions are reached together

Your Words Matter
Healing conversation between co-parents

A Final Vow
Words from a caring father

A Parenting Plan Worksheet
A map for co-parent success

Yeah, But You Don't Know My Co-Parent!
How your peaceful leadership can make all the difference

Part 4: The Law, You, and Your Family

Why Court Rarely Helps
5 reasons to think twice before going to law

Family Attorneys' Pledge of Cooperation
Learn clearer thinking from these more caring attorneys

The Surprisingly Excellent Attorney
And 9 things you might be surprised to hear from that attorney

Choosing an Excellent Family Lawyer

Beware Custody Evaluations
6 reasons to be very careful

3 Uncommonly Effective Judical Decisions
And what they say about using court

You and the Law

Parents' Introduction To Mediation and UpToParents
Using this unique website preparation to succeed

Part 5: Interested in Saving Your Marriage?

No-Divorce-Today Option
Considering if divorce is really what's best

Part 6: Special Resources and Insights

One-Minute Video Introduction to Step 6

Parent Transition Test
See how you are doing

Divorce and the Very Young Child
They are more aware than we realize

Divorce and Older Children
All children care--and they'll care forever

3 Thoughts that Lead To Failure
3 thoughts never entertained by the successful parent

Grandparents Can Help
Keeping grandparents involved--helpfully

Mediation with the Ashers
A quick video preview of our mediation approach