Category Archives: Children

What You Should Know About Parental Rights After Separation

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In today’s article, we would look at some common questions asked by couples that are considering a separation. The answers to these questions would serve as a guide when making the final decisions.   1. Who takes parental responsibility after a separation? Both parents retain parental responsibility after separation if the child was born during […]

How does a child feel when his parents get separated?

Have you ever wondered what goes through the mind of children when their parents quarrel, fight and get separated? There is a popular saying: “When the elephants fight, the grasses suffer”. This can be used to represent what happens to the kids that find themselves in a broken home. One of the major dangers of […]

Parental Alienation and Its Impact on the Child’s Life

After a divorce or separation, we often see cases whereby one of the parents starts telling the child negative things about his other parent just to destroy the image and relationship the other parent has with the child. Such parents go as far as preventing the child from communicating with his other parent and deprive […]

My mum slept with my boyfriend, what should I do?

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“My name is Samantha and I am the only child of my mother. She had me when she was 16 years old and my biological father had refused to take up responsibility so she had to face motherhood alone. I grew up knowing just her and she meant everything to me. Growing up I discovered […]

Advice for therapists: Helping Step-Families Survive

Advice for MFT & Prepare Enrich Facilitators: In honor of Step Families day September 16th, we  want to celebrate all kinds of healthy relationships by highlighting the uniqueness of blended families. We have asked the advice of our trusted step-family experts – Tace and Carmen Wieczorek, Trainers and Certified P/E Facilitators, and Ron Deal, co-author of The Smart Stepfamily […]

Is love the most powerful emotion in human existence?

Marni Amsellem

Most people say it is impossible to change another person. I have watched families beg their addicted kids to accept the gift of treatment and I know that Love is enough. You just need to express it in ways that sometimes feel unbearable to do. The fear of stopping the status quo because they threaten […]

How to tell children about divorce

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Children of all ages can be devastated by the news that their parents are divorcing. Even those who have been living in a highly conflictual situation are often shocked by their parents’ final decision to separate. It is our hope that this article can help you prepare for how to tell children about divorce. For […]

Cheating Fathers = Cheating Sons

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Study reveals insights into why people might cheat: The researchers found that men strayed regardless of their relationship’s health, while women would cheat as part of an effort to find a new partner