Divorce - Thoughts to help parents part 1: Accepting it's over

Divorce – Thoughts to help parents  part 1 Accepting it's over and managing feelings Accepting it's over Taking the decision to separate is rarely easy; there are no 'winners' or 'losers' and for many... View full article

Divorce-Thoughts to help parents part 3: Moving On

Divorce – Thoughts to help parents part 3 Everything Changes – Moving On Coping Following the breakup, you will need to begin to think about what life will be like for all of you from now on. It’s... View full article

Maintaining contact

Maintaining Contact In this section: What is contact? What's it for? Does contact matter? The right level of contact? Should the children have a say? Formal or Informal? All day in McDonalds? Special... View full article

Stress

Stress In this section: Things that cause stress are called stressors Signs of Stress Here are some ideas about managing stress that you might want to talk about with your teenager - they might even help you to... View full article

Parenting when separated/divorced

Parenting when separated/divorced Divorce and children can be a recipe for a difficult situation. The break-up of a marriage or committed co-habiting partnership is always stressful, even in those rare... View full article

Parenting when separated/divorced - custody and access

Parenting when Separated or Divorced - Custody and Access In an ideal, post-separation world, the parents would each live close by, so that the kids have easy access to both parents, and that the parents can retain a... View full article

Grandparenting and step grandparenting

Grandparenting (and Step-Grandparenting)   We collected a few quotations about grandparents…. A grandmother is a babysitter who watches the kids instead of the television  Just when a woman thinks... View full article

Divorce - Thoughts to help parents part 2: What about the kids?

  Divorce – Thoughts to help parents part 2 What about the kids? What do I say? What about the kids? Distracted, unhappy people are usually distracted unhappy parents, so it can be difficult to help our... View full article

Facts and figures

Parenting Extras: Facts and Figures Each year in the UK between 150,000 and 200,000 parental couples separate (Parental Separation: Children's needs and Parents' Responsibilities UK Government report,... View full article

I am Tracey - Step Families

I am Tracey I'm Tracey, 37, divorced two years, bringing up two girls, 12 and 9. My Problem I’ve met a man who seems very nice. He’s 40, never...
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Help your Children Cope with Your Divorce - How to lessen the pain of divorce for your children (Relate Guide)

Children of all ages can be devastated by the news that their parents' relationship has broken down.... View details

How to Have a Healthy Divorce

"How to Have a Healthy Divorce" will help you to embrace the reality of the situation, gain more... View details

Help Your Children Cope with Your Divorce: A "Relate" Guide

Children of all ages can be devastated by the news that their parents' relationship has broken down.... View details

Before you say 'I Do' - How to be happily married for ever! (Relate guide)

Are you thinking about marriage, but afraid of ending up in the divorce statistics? Are you wondering... View details

Moving On - Breaking up without breaking down (Relate guide)

One in three marriages ends in divorce. Cohabitation, marriage, divorce and re-marriage are becoming... View details

Parents Apart

Divorce or separation doesn’t just affect the adults in a relationship – it can affect the way children view relationships for life. If you’re concerned about how your children will cope with the... View