Category: Blended Families
The Honest Truth with Smile Radio
The Fair Divorce Platform was featured in an interview with Benito Vergotine, in The Honest Truth, on SmileFM Radio. Listen to the conversation as Sinta Ebersohn discusses the impact of divorce and various relevant matters. Gratitude to Benito for the opportunity to reach out and help others! . Learn Everything You Need to […]
Best Practice: Equally Shared Parenting
Parents in the stage of separation and divorce shall submit a jointly agreed parenting plan to the court specifying how their children are to be raised including decision making authority, time sharing allocations and a method for resolving/mediating disputes outside of court. In the event parents cannot reach agreement on a parenting plan either in […]
Organised Communication for Divorced Parents
Not only will this tool simplify your life as a single parent, it will reduce conflict and make your children happy! It is already being used by more than 100 000 families in over 100 countries worldwide. . . 2Houses helps you to organise your schedule and keep track of all activities, manage your expenses […]
August Give-Away
Our August Give-Away guides parents to help their children cope with divorce! South African Anne Cawood, author of Adjusting the Boundaries has generously donated two autographed copies of her book, one of which will be kept in our Library and the other will be given away in a lucky draw. To enter the draw, please comment below […]
Mother-Child Bond vs Father-Child Bond
Equal Parenting is really possible. Fathers can do just as well as mothers, as seen in this interesting perspective on how we have evolved as families. Is the long-held belief that mothers have a stronger bond with their children really true? Scholars investigate this theory and examine how fathers interact with their children. From the […]
Why Mothers Leave their Children
In South Africa, only three out of every ten children live with both their parents. Three out of every ten children live with their mothers and one out of every ten live with their fathers. The rest live with family members or other care-givers. Here is an interesting perspective from women who choose to leave […]
Global Fair Divorce Day – 25 June
POST A PHOTO of your left hand wearing something blue to the page, in support of this initiative. See other photos below. Please sign up via the pop-up menu, to receive instructions for posting your photo and also to be notified of the next Global Fair Divorce Day on 25 June 2018. The first Global Fair Divorce […]
How I Coped with my Parents’ Divorce as an Adult
“Your father’s gone.” I was sitting on the edge of my bed, pulling on a pair of socks, getting ready for work as a temp in a publishing house, when my mum phoned. I was 23, had just got my first job since graduating that summer, and was feeling like an Actual Grown-Up at last. […]
The Heritage of Divorce
. What Impact does Your Divorce Have on Your Family Heritage? As we celebrate our Heritage during the month of September in South Africa, honouring our diverse cultures and the various legacies inherited from past generations, I would like to explore the true extent of heritage for families. . Through the ages, mankind has always […]
8 Co-Parenting Tips for Bio Moms & Step Moms
Although this article addresses mothers, you will find that it applies to all parents. Moms, share this wisdom with the dads in your families! I realise that not every step-parenting situation is the same. Some biological moms have passed away, some are absent. While these situations may be your situation, this post is targeted to reflect […]
