Book Review of Chip, the Puppy With Two Homes written and recorded by Jodi Hassler, MA, LPC. Sometimes we struggle with “good” ways to talk to children about difficult situations, especially young children who might have a difficult time expressing their “bad” feelings about a divorce and living in two homes. It is disruptive for children to develop the new “two homes system” – typically one with … [Read more...]
A Quote for Inspiration
One of my favorite gifts was given to me when I was a graduate student. It was a picture of a sailboat with this quote at the bottom: “You can never change the wind, but you can always adjust your sails.” There are just some things in life that come our way that we don’t like; don’t understand; don’t believe are fair, etc. Some of those happenings we couldn’t have averted, but we can certainly … [Read more...]
What is the difference between facilitation and coordination?
The State of Texas has developed the Parenting Facilitation and Parenting Coordination processes to help families stay out of court and work out their parenting difficulties outside of the courthouse. The Parenting Coordinator and Parenting Facilitator has to have credentials established by the State of Texas to provide these services. Mediation training (40 hours of general mediation training … [Read more...]