Co Parenting

Helping your kids through separation and divorce Today we are focusing on how you can help your kids through the separation and divorce process. As you know going through separation and divorce is an emotional rollercoaster.  In fact there are so many highs, lows, twists and turns even adults...

Christmas Events! With less than 60 days to Christmas, I thought that this would be a timely reminder regarding Christmas Events.  In our current climate this may or may not relate to you as I know some schools and sporting clubs are choosing not to hold break up parties, christmas concernts o...

It is no surprise that the situation that we came face to face with as a society this year has thrown many curveballs our way.  From international boarder closures, inter-state boarder closures and even restrictions intra-state on where we can travel.  As a whole this has been inconvenient...

Have you ever found yourself in the midst of a conversation asking yourself “did they really just say that?”?  Most people have.   But what are you questioning?  Is it the words that were spoken or the meaning you attached to the words?  You see, during any conversa...

  It is no news alert that we are currently in the midst of a pandemic like no other.  Domestic boarders have been shut, social distancing rules are being enforced and restrictions have been put on who can visit us.  People are working and schooling from home.  Society as we kne...

How do children cope post-separation? Well, at first, it’s a challenge. Primarily because it’s so different to what they are accustomed to and such a huge shock. But like most things, after a substantial amount of time, it becomes normal and it’s no longer such a shock. In saying t...

Don't gasp - parenting programs aren't that bad! Have you suggested that your ex attend a parenting program only to be met with a gasp and fury? It really isn’t that surprising when you think about it – how would you like it if someone told you that you needed to do a parenting program?...

Communication Post-Divorce Communicating with your ex-partner is not always the easiest thing in the world to do.  Often it depends on how you communicated during your relationship and what circumstances occurred for your relationship to finish.  For those that just fell out of ...

Legal context of social work in domestic violence Domestic violence laws in Australia are complicated as each State and Territory have different laws, which can make it difficult to understand what protection orders mean in different parts of the country.  The Queensland Parliament updated the...

Technology facilitated abuse in co-parenting communication It is common for victims of domestic and family violence to be court ordered to co-parent with their ex-partner.  Just like separated families who have not experienced domestic or family violence, regular communication with your ex-partner ...