Understandable Emotions from a Single Mom

as seen in Brooklyn Family Magazine and on NYParenting.com Dear Sharon, My ex husband is living with a woman. She likes my kids and I’m glad for that but I’m having some uncomfortable feelings about
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A Few Ideas to Help Co Parenting after Divorce Go Smoothly

Sorting through the many complexities of co parenting after a separation or divorce can be overwhelming and extraordinarily stressful. One of the many challenges can be managing the understandably raw emotions that come after such
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Helping a Teen Through a Big Transition

as seen in in Brooklyn Family Magazine and on NY Parenting.com Dear Sharon, My husband and I have recently separated. Our children are of varied ages and the young ones are dealing with it well.
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Should we Add a Baby to our “Blended” Family?

Dear Sharon, My husband has two children (4 & 6) and I have two children (5 & 7) from previous marriages. There have been hurdles in bringing our two families together. My children live with
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Talking About Divorce

Dear Sharon, My six year old wants to know about his friend’s family getting a divorce. Do you have any advice as to how we describe it to him? He seems upset because his friend
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Divorce

Hi Sharon, Is there a right way to tell your children that you are getting a divorce? Telling children upsetting news is one of the hardest parts of parenting. There is no simple or easy
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