http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com Teaching your children about handling money and how to use it wisely can begin rather early in their lives. First, teach them the names of all the coins and the different dollar bills. From this basic foundation, they can learn more from these nine tips... http://www.articlealley.com/article_924823_27.html 10th June 2009 Family law attorneys handle both divorce and reconciliation, and sometimes reconciliation is a very viable option. Reconciliation is professionally handled non-adversarialy and does not go through the courts. The strictest of confidence is maintained re... http://www.articlealley.com/article_899808_27.html 18th May 2009 Are you a single mom struggling to make a scrawny budget stretch beyond where it ought to? Seems that single moms have custody of the children and they seem to earn the least money. Wouldn't you just know it? So this can be a wonderful opportunity for ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_899802_27.html 18th May 2009 I did not have a clue why I chose to marry my first wife. That reason was buried deeply inside my rather inexperienced mind. I didn't know how to look for and foster a quality relationship. The clues were right in front of me and I missed them. I'll b... http://www.articlealley.com/article_891240_27.html 14th May 2009 If you are a divorcee, you know full well that the emotional challenges that a divorce can bring are wide and deep and even more, no fun at all. I don't have to elucidate them, but I will. I think perhaps listing some that I've known and experienced mig... http://www.articlealley.com/article_883320_27.html 08th May 2009 When you're divorced, one of the biggest challenges when there are children involved is the ongoing interface you must have with your ex. Your children deserve this communication because they don't handle change real well, and this communication is part o... http://www.articlealley.com/article_882880_27.html 08th May 2009 Are you the supervisor of your kid's homework tasks? You know then about children coming first and sometimes this supervision can be challenging. So what happens when they visit their other parent and they have homework? If the two of you create consi... http://www.articlealley.com/article_881840_27.html 07th May 2009 When we are young, we are inexperienced and just not savvy when it comes to building quality relationships. We base our decisions on reasons that are subtly buried inside ourselves, and we avoid looking at the clues that are right in front of us. I, for... http://www.articlealley.com/article_875995_27.html 01st May 2009 When divorce rears its ugly head in your life, one of the topics that sits uncomfortably on your shoulder is setting up reasonable agreements with your ex. Your emotions are jumping around like a drop of water on a hot griddle, and it is likely that you'... http://www.articlealley.com/article_863798_27.html 17th April 2009 I don't know of one family that doesn't experience anger when raising children is involved and in particular, with single divorced parents. All too frequently, this anger gets pointed at the children. I think it's highly likely that in many circumstances... http://www.articlealley.com/article_842810_27.html 31st March 2009 During a divorce, your child's welfare has to be tantamount to any decision that might benefit only you. This is pure wisdom. Congratulations for reading this article. That indicated how much you care about your kids. You're a good parent. Making d... http://www.articlealley.com/article_833251_27.html 25th March 2009 I make it a point in all the articles I've written that your kids must receive first consideration when you are divorced. Make no decisions without thinking about how it will affect them. If the decision is about some family gathering, please consider yo... http://www.articlealley.com/article_832977_27.html 24th March 2009 Have you considered using a mediator versus a divorce attorney for your divorce? Mediation wasn't in vogue when I divorced, but I surely would have looked at it if it had been available. It's become quite popular over the last few dozen years. I think i... http://www.articlealley.com/article_831239_27.html 22nd March 2009 The ugly face of divorce brings ugly little gifts for both the divorcing parents and their children. I figure that the divorcing parents are adults and can work more easily to resolve what's being hoisted upon them. But the children are little innocents... http://www.articlealley.com/article_827799_27.html 17th March 2009 We've talked a lot in our articles about the ugly specter of divorce. Unless and until you've experienced it, you will never know how challenging divorce can be. You will never understand the fear divorce engenders into your life. You will never know th... http://www.articlealley.com/article_826797_27.html 16th March 2009 In her book "On Death and Dying," when Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross identified the Five Stages Of Grief that an individual goes through when they have lost a loved one to death, I believe her five steps became applicable to many other kinds of loss, among th... http://www.articlealley.com/article_815363_27.html 10th March 2009 Emotions get all crazy during the time you go through a divorce. I'm confident you'd agree with that if you've gone through one yourself. Your life seems to be working, when, Bam! The rug gets pulled out from under your feet and you are on the floor. ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_814971_27.html 10th March 2009 Was your divorce caused by infidelity? It's one of the most painful experiences to experience. If divorce is new in your life, you might want to avoid my words, least of all agree with them. We enter into marriage with such high hopes for fidelity tatt... http://www.articlealley.com/article_805494_27.html 03rd March 2009 It's only in articles about divorce that a divorce goes smoothly if you'll just follow the tips they write about, eh? I have gone through a divorce. It's not easy. You have gone through a divorce. It's not easy. When I read some of the questions ou... http://www.articlealley.com/article_802314_27.html 02nd March 2009 A boundary is a limit that you get to set. It says quite clearly: This Far and No Farther! Your boundaries will protect you. They tell people how you want to be treated; what you will listen to in a conversation; up to what time they can call you at ni... http://www.articlealley.com/article_794158_27.html 23rd February 2009 You've gotten a divorce. It might feel like the end of the world for you, but you do have all the years of your life where you learned a few coping skills to lean back on. Your children don't have those years of experience, and your divorce may be seen... http://www.articlealley.com/article_793420_27.html 20th February 2009 When I was divorced, I discussed major moves with my ex that involved both her and our daughters. When I moved from my first apartment to a house, I told her I was moving and what the new contact information would be. When I put the girls into a private s... http://www.articlealley.com/article_787399_27.html 17th February 2009 If your life has become traumatized, you must be going through a divorce. It feels upside down. Your memories of the wedding day no longer fit. You might have feelings of vulnerability or of wanting to punish your ex. Your emotions might weaken you whi... http://www.articlealley.com/article_787361_27.html 17th February 2009 When you first enter into the getting divorced process, there is way to much emotional pain to be able to see that something good might be happening. It might be completely impossible to see any good at all. But as you mature through the process (and pe... http://www.articlealley.com/article_779014_27.html 04th February 2009 If you find your self among the population category "Divorced," do you also find yourself doing devious things to punish your divorce? Are you inflexible regarding scheduling to keep his time with the kids at a minimum? Do you choose old ratty clothing ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_774764_27.html 01st February 2009 In the early days of your divorce, you are too new in this field of divorce to know much about doing home repairs. I've found that when wisdom sees that you are ready, badda bing! Up comes an opportunity. This is a prime time to learn home repairs and ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_772195_27.html 30th January 2009 When you were a child, the experiences of your life formed databases inside your mind like "I'll Never Do This To My Children" or "I'll Become A Better Mom Than This." Those were the glorious days of your own childhood. Even then, as young as you were, y... http://www.articlealley.com/article_763895_27.html 21st January 2009 My Virtual Assistant was married to a gay man. Their marriage was fraught with turmoil and they had two wonderful sons. When they decided to divorce, the boys were ages four years old and six months old. Needless to say, this was a bit too young to dis... http://www.articlealley.com/article_762046_27.html 20th January 2009 You couldn't stop your divorce. God knows you tried, but sometimes, divorce just cannot be stopped. You made your strongest efforts to stop it, but it still happened to you. And now, here you and your kids are: stuck with the result of being divorced... http://www.articlealley.com/article_761804_27.html 20th January 2009 When my girls came home laughing and lighthearted after a weekend visit with their mom, I listened to them horsing around. While I was happy for them that they'd enjoyed their time with her, until after my therapy work, I would fuss and cluck inside my ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_747307_27.html 09th January 2009 Surely one of the most emotionally-charged times of your lifetime is the time you are forced to process the ideas involved in your divorce. Many, many fears will raise up during this time. Questions about the future will be there in abundance. Planning... http://www.articlealley.com/article_747303_27.html 09th January 2009 When your children spend time with your ex do they come home different kids? Does it make you wonder what happens when they are away? How can their behavior change so drastically when they aren't with you? For the sake of your kids, you need to find o... http://www.articlealley.com/article_747292_27.html 09th January 2009 "If you don't stop that fighting right now, I'm going to ......." Sound familiar? I really, really, really hope you don't have this habit set up between you and your kids. But if you do, I also hope this article helps you break that bad habit and put a... http://www.articlealley.com/article_747291_27.html 09th January 2009 It's a sorry state of affairs that divorced dads seem to get the short end of visitation rights. although, it may just be that their previous behavior earned them what they are now experiencing. And they might be deserving, but on the long haul, we have... http://www.articlealley.com/article_734573_27.html 05th January 2009 "But Mommy/Daddy, you promised!" When your kids whine those words at you, do you cringe because you know you reneged on some promise you made them and they just caught you at it? Okay, I know that when you are a single, divorced parent your life is all u... http://www.articlealley.com/article_730967_27.html 29th December 2008 When I explained to my mother-in-law that her daughter and I were getting a divorce, I have never forgotten what she told me "Well, Len, you can divorce her. But you cannot divorce me." You're probably a lot younger than I am. But you will one day reco... http://www.articlealley.com/article_729132_27.html 29th December 2008 Divorce was one of the most unsettling experiences of my life. I married using the best decision making ability I had unfolded at that time. Unbeknown to me, those abilities had sneakily changed and refined their wee selves. I didn't see that at the ti... http://www.articlealley.com/article_725733_27.html 17th December 2008 I cannot think of anything that challenges me as much as my divorce did. I've also had some wonderful accomplishments in my life because of those challenges. I see lots of single moms, in particular, struggling over financial matters once they are divor... http://www.articlealley.com/article_725608_27.html 17th December 2008 When divorce enters into your life, you get to reel from the emotional shock and pain of it. I understand that because I went through it too. But I'm also here to tell you that if you have children, you must tighten up your emotional belt and set your o... http://www.articlealley.com/article_718134_27.html 13th December 2008 When your kids arrive home after a weekend with their other parent, it's unkind to submit them to a Q&A session. They are so uncomfortable when they know that you no longer love their daddy or mommy. They still love them. They don't understand why you ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_686634_27.html 12th November 2008 If you are divorced, it's very wise to create a Parenting Plan so that all the important people in your children's lives are aware of all they might need to know. I'm going to suggest a list of topics to be considered here and then leave it up to your ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_685179_27.html 11th November 2008 Who you were at age sixteen is a very different you who wants to begin dating again after your divorce. It's not for me to examine your motivation. I'd like to simply share what my life lessons have taught me so that maybe some of them will help you. ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_680958_27.html 03rd November 2008 Christmas and Thanksgiving are getting closer. If you're a divorced parent and this is your first time dealing with the split of time with each parent, it can be very unsettling for all who are involved - both you, your children, their other parent and th... http://www.articlealley.com/article_678943_27.html 30th October 2008 When memories about the joy of your wedding day comes crashing down on the day your spouse says "I want a divorce," you enter into a cycle of abandonment, fear, anger, and loss. Grief, anxiety, sorrow, guilt, denial and depression all come crashing down ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_678169_27.html 30th October 2008 There simply isn't a way to embrace the idea that divorce is just great fun because it isn't. It's a horribly painful experience to go through. No one in their right mind would want to go through this experience and would do all in our power to avoid it.... http://www.articlealley.com/article_672946_27.html 23rd October 2008 You don't have to go very far to find a friend or family member who is divorced and struggling financially. Once in a while, this stretching financially landed in my lap too. I know several divorced women who have managed to save money on small clerical... http://www.articlealley.com/article_669286_27.html 20th October 2008 Getting a good education is critically important for your child. What they learn is not nearly as important as the process they go through while learning. In the process, they learn discipline, mental maturity, that improving feels good, that there is a... http://www.articlealley.com/article_666614_27.html 15th October 2008 Here's a chilling fact for you: the divorce rates for second marriages are higher than those for first marriages. What, you need more pain? surely once was enough? We think that using a first divorce as a learning tool is advisable and here are some he... http://www.articlealley.com/article_659857_27.html 08th October 2008 It's such a challenge, single parenting. You're all alone out there and doing the work of you and your ex. It's just not easy. Your ex, meanwhile, looks like she's enjoying the real life: she's only got the kids for a while on the weekends; doesn't ha... http://www.articlealley.com/article_655691_27.html 06th October 2008 One of my most painful experiences was going through a divorce. It brought with it a huge pile of self-doubt. I wondered if I had any goodness left. I wondered if I'd ever trust another again. I felt overwhelmed with the tasks I saw in my future. I wa... http://www.articlealley.com/article_646876_27.html 24th September 2008