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  • The Leaver and the Left

    20 Oct 14:52

    When the decision is finally reached that you are to separate, it is not unusual for couples to be in very different places emotionally and psychologically. Although people go throug... (continued)

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  • Tips for Helping you Communicate with your Ex

    20 Oct 15:48

    One of the biggest challenges for separated parents is putting your feelings about your ex to one side. It's hard because it can take a long time to deal with the emotional adjus... (continued)

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  • Parent Communication for Separating Parents

    20 Oct 15:04

    WHEN PARENTS FIRST SEPARATE Couples separate in all sorts of different ways; there’s the long talked about and planned separation at one extreme and the out of the blue sud... (continued)

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  • Dealing with Anger during a Separation or Divorce - Parent Connection

    21 Oct 16:21

    Anger is a natural and normal response to loss and everybody going through a relationship breakdown will experience it. Although anger is a necessary and healthy response to separati... (continued)

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  • Is Shared Care for You?

    21 Oct 16:47

    Dads are more ‘hands on’ than ever before but the fact remains that in the UK, children are mostly cared for by mums. Most people’s work commitments are the big bar... (continued)

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  • New Partners - Different Perspectives

    21 Oct 17:23

    It is natural for people to look for and form new relationships after divorce or separation.  For some this might have started prior to the separation whereas for others it can ... (continued)

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  • What to Keep in Mind When Separating

    20 Oct 14:38

    Common issues, crucial things to keep in mind when separating On a scale of stressful life events, divorce/separation is ranked second after the death of a spouse/partner. True a... (continued)

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  • Fathers’ Legal Rights and Responsibilities

    21 Oct 11:46

    Fathers don’t have ‘rights’ as such but they have what is known as ‘parental responsibility’ or PR. This is the legal name for the duties that a parent ... (continued)

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  • Coping With Your Child's Reactions

    20 Oct 15:45

    Children react to separation and divorce in lots of different ways: They may feel partly responsible They may feel stuck in the middle and powerless to do anything ... (continued)

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  • Meeting new partners

    20 Oct 15:26

    In time you will both move on and meet new partners. For some older children, they are glad to see you happy and getting on with your life - they may feel they can stop worrying abou... (continued)

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  • Big Issues: Online dating as a separated parent

    13 May 11:05

    You’ve been through a separation and have spent what has felt like an eternity adjusting to life as a single parent. Now that your heart has mended, you’re thinking of mo... (continued)

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  • Introduction to the Big Issues faced by separated parents

    29 Apr 12:43

    When going through a separation, you face new and challenging issues on a day-to-day basis: how will you split child care? Where will you live? How will you manage the costs for lawy... (continued)

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  • Taking control - how to reduce stress during separation and divorce

    01 Mar 10:01

    It goes without saying that splitting up with a partner is a stressful process whether you have been married or living together. For couples ending a marriage rather than a cohabitin... (continued)

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  • Important legal changes proposed within Children and Families Bill - how these may affect separating parents and their children.

    20 Feb 14:20

    The Children and Families Bill will have its second reading in Parliament on 25th February – the bill contains proposals to change the law in several areas, including parental ... (continued)

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  • Sharing Mum and Dad – issues surrounding Shared Parenting

    31 Jan 16:25

    The Parent Connection team has been following and contributing to the current debate on Shared Parenting over the last year. So we were interested when a recent Dispatches programme ... (continued)

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  • Step Parenting - A step mothers perspective

    30 Dec 23:39

    The wicked stepmother With higher divorce rates and separation of cohabiting couples, stepfamilies are on the increase; in 2009, 19.1% of marriages involved the remarriage of on... (continued)

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  • Separation and child maintenance - recent changes

    23 Nov 12:42

    Help and support for separated families Ending a relationship can be a complicated and painful process, even when we know it’s right to end things. It is natural and often ... (continued)

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  • Resolving disputes - advice and support from a lawyer/mediator's perspective

    26 Sep 15:49

    This month to tie in with Dispute Resolution Week we are launching ‘from a lawyer/mediators perspective’. This is a series of new film clips where Lawyer and Mediator Jo ... (continued)

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  • Looking after your health - Advice and tips - separating parents

    28 Sep 13:31

      Most people know that divorce is considered to be one of life’s most stressful events, what’s less is well known is the impact it can have on your physical hea... (continued)

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  • Spending Christmas Alone - after separation

    03 Dec 14:42

      Dreading Christmas Alone? Whether it is your first Christmas after separating or you are just feeling down about being alone this Christmas theparentconnetion.org.uk i... (continued)

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  • Sharing Mum and Dad – issues surrounding Shared Parenting

    31 Jan 16:25

    The Parent Connection team has been following and contributing to the current debate on Shared Parenting over the last year. So we were interested when a recent Dispatches programme ... (continued)

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  • Handovers are Hard

    20 Oct 16:28

    If you are feeling awkward or upset at the prospect of facing your ex, then handovers can be very difficult. You may have to use all your powers of self control to stay calm. ... (continued)

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  • Introduction to Being Parents not Partners

    20 Oct 14:16

    Putting your relationship with your ex on a new footing can be painfully difficult. Although you may feel like erasing them from your life, try to remember that, above all, you are b... (continued)

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  • Important legal changes proposed within Children and Families Bill - how these may affect separating parents and their children.

    20 Feb 14:20

    The Children and Families Bill will have its second reading in Parliament on 25th February – the bill contains proposals to change the law in several areas, including parental ... (continued)

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  • Parent Communication for Separating Parents

    20 Oct 15:04

    WHEN PARENTS FIRST SEPARATE Couples separate in all sorts of different ways; there’s the long talked about and planned separation at one extreme and the out of the blue sud... (continued)

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  • How to Manage Disagreements

    21 Oct 11:19

    Remember it's not separation that harms children but exposure to rows and disagreements. Developing a way of working out disagreements protects your children and stops your stres... (continued)

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  • Arranging effective child maintenance

    26 Oct 12:08

    Arranging effective child maintenance If you’re separating from your child’s other parent then child maintenance will be one of many things you have to sort out. But ... (continued)

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  • Shared Parenting - information on proposed changes to the law - after separation

    30 Aug 11:24

    If you are in the process of separating from your partner you may have heard about government plans to make changes to the current law by introducing what’s called ‘a pre... (continued)

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  • Taking control - how to reduce stress during separation and divorce

    01 Mar 10:01

    It goes without saying that splitting up with a partner is a stressful process whether you have been married or living together. For couples ending a marriage rather than a cohabitin... (continued)

    2 Comments Read more →
  • The Leaver and the Left

    20 Oct 14:52

    When the decision is finally reached that you are to separate, it is not unusual for couples to be in very different places emotionally and psychologically. Although people go throug... (continued)

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