Parenting Plans for Special Needs Children: Part 3
In this, third and the final part of my discussion of parenting plans for the special needs children I would like to focus on AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of neurodevelopmental conditions whose primary features are: significant difficulties with reciprocal social interaction, deficits in verbal and nonverbal communication, and the […]
Parenting Plans for Special Needs Children: Part 2
In this, second part of my discussion of parenting plans for the special needs children I would like to focus on DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS Depressive Disorders in children and teenagers include the following diagnoses: major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder (formerly known as dysthymia), and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder. The common feature […]
Parenting Plans for Special Needs Children: Part 1
In my practice I come across an increasing number of separating or divorced families who have special needs children. Child custody is one of the most important issues for the divorcing parents; child custody with special needs children would present even more complex challenges. It would require for the parents to come up with the […]
Remarriage and Financial Aid for Tuition for the Children of Divorce
When a child of divorced parents decides to attend a college and applies for a financial aid, the parents need to make several quite significant decisions. It is important to understand that college officials who make decisions regarding granting the financial aid, have no way of knowing who the custodial parent is. Many divorced families […]
Children’s Emotional Needs during Divorce and Beyond
When parents are caught up in the drama of divorce it is easy for them to forget the innate emotional and security needs of their children. The following is a list of questions and responses that are put together to help divorcing parents understand and address the emotional needs of their children as the families […]
How to CoParent with Narcissist
In my mediation practice, while I help my clients to set up custody/visitation plans and holiday schedules, I sometimes inadvertently notice the personality traits that some of the parents are exhibiting. As a family mediator and as a parent myself, I believe that the most important and most stimulating job we have is to raise […]