April 14th is Ex Spouse Day. I want to pause and honour something few are brave enough to talk about, let alone commemorate. This day isn’t just about acknowledging someone you once shared a life with. It’s about making space for the grief, the growth, the gut-wrenching shifts and the glimmers of healing that come …
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The Pros and Cons The decision to implement 50/50 shared parenting in a divorce is one of the most significant choices a family can face. The division of time between parents may seem like an equitable solution, but what truly matters is how it impacts the children involved. Children’s developmental stages, emotional needs and resilience …
What you should know about parenting styles “As long as I love my kids and keep their best interests at heart, there is no right or wrong way to parent.” – Anonymous As parents, we all want to do right by our children. We want to give them a memorable childhood. We want to teach …
Discussions about the biggest challenges divorced and blended families face with practical advice, valuable insights and helpful tips for family members.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Millions of poor children and teenagers grow up without their biological father, and often when you ask them about it, you hear a litany of male barbarism. You hear teens describe how their dad used to beat up their mom, how an absent father had five kids with different women and abandoned them all. The …
Even the most drama free divorces can turn ugly at any point in time. While this is a problem for couples without children, when children are involved it can be even more complicated. Any couple that is or has gone through a divorce with children knows they need a parenting plan. One of the major …
