I think parents often make the mistake of making their child their confidante, particularly during a divorce, but a child is not morally, emotionally, socially, intellectually or mature enough to play that role. As a parent you are not there to be liked all the time. I believe you are there to guide, nurture, protect […]
I was very interested to read in The Mail on Sunday about new findings published by Swedish researchers and supported by University College, London around couples ‘staying together’ 15,000 schoolchildren were examined to see how divorce affected them and the study found disparity in children’s mental health due to their living situation. Couples who stay married […]
I am constantly looking for good books to recommend to the parents that I work with who are going through divorce. Books are another good way to start conversations and help children understand what’s happening in their lives and to help them to express their feelings in a safe way. So I am pleased […]
Last week I took part in the Divorce Q&A with other divorce experts and answered some questions about divorce and getting divorced. Here’s the recap if you were unable to join the Q&A. [View the story “Divorce Q&A ” on Storify] [View the story “What do I need to do so I can see […]
This week I have been working with an older Mum helping her through her divorce but despite her son being 23 and her daughter 21 she has been struggling with the sadness of being a parent with strong feelings of loss around Empty Nest Syndrome as well. We never stop being Mums really do […]
I love the magic of Twitter and how it brings me such wonderful people, doing such wonderful things. Today a beautiful book arrived from Joanna Rowland from the US called, ‘Always Mom, Forever Dad’ In today’s world, more and more children have parents who live separately. As these children move between homes, they […]
Story Massage from Meg Fenn on Vimeo. Yesterday I was delighted to attend a course on Story Massage as I thought it would be another useful addition to add to my toolbox of ways to help parents and children. What is Story Massage? Story Massage involves the use of 10 simple movements (through your clothes), […]
On Wednesday 21st October at 6.30 pm I’m delighted to be joining an eminent group of speakers discussing divorce and how it affects teenagers at The British Library and I’d love you to come along to this free event. Here is the agenda and we’ll be taking lots of your questions afterwards too. It must […]
I work with many, many parents going through a divorce on my 6-Week Divorce Coaching – Putting Your Children First Programme and what is very clear to me is that we need to remove the need for allegations of adultery and blame so families can divorce with dignity. I’d like to see the detrimental need to point […]
I’ve started filming a comprehensive series of Divorce videos called ‘Divorce – Step By Step’ where I will cover your emotional wellbeing, informing you of your legal choices and financial options, supporting and helping you with my ideas for positive co- parenting & I will also be looking at the wider issues like losing some […]
I’ve started filming a comprehensive series of Divorce videos called ‘Divorce – Step By Step’ where I will cover your emotional wellbeing informing you of your legal choices and financial options, supporting and helping you with my ideas for positive co- parenting & I will also be looking at the wider issues like losing some […]
Kids Need Both Parents are a new charity based in Birmingham. They offer emotional support to families going or gone through separation or loss. They offer support to both adults and children which includes counselling, mediation, play therapy, talking therapy, bereavement counselling and parent group. They are running a competition where a family of four can […]
Yesterday I took part in another Fink Cards divorce Q&A where myself and some other divorce experts answered some divorce questions. For a recap see below! [View the story “Divorce Q&A” on Storify]
This week I’ve been a guest on both Fink Cards social media chats, answering questions about my newest pack of cards that I’ve written with Chris Longbottom. Talking About Divorce Legal Conversations is something both Chris and myself are very passionate about as we’ve created this pack of cards to help you navigate the choppy […]
I’ve been working with a client going through a divorce and her 4 year old has been having accidents and whilst most parents assume that kids who soil their pants are simply misbehaving and being naughty or lazy, the truth is often that their child has a condition known as encopresis. This little […]
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