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This blog is written by the clinicians at Jonah Green and Associates, a mental health practice based in Kensington, MD that provides quality services for children, teens, families, and adults. It is intended as a resource for families who are seeking to expand their knowledge about mental health and mental health services, and also as a resource for families who are seeking quality mental health services, especially in the mid-Atlantic region. Please feel free to post questions and comments on any of the entries as well as on any topics or articles from our companion web site www.childandfamilymentalhealth.com.

December 12, 2011 Leave a Comment

Different Processes for Different Families: Options for Separation and Divorce

Divorce is the legal ending of a unified, nuclear family, and managing the feelings that accompany this termination is challenging for all concerned. When children are involved, the time of a family’s separation is also a time of reorganization. The couple makes crucial decisions that impact the family’s future, including how to divide property, how to distribute and spend future income, and how often and under what circumstances each parent will have access to children. One household becomes two, each with their own norms and rituals, and the ex-spouses begin a “co-parenting” relationship that will serve as a bridge between the two homes.
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Filed Under: Families and Society, Parenting, Separation, Divorce, and Stepfamilies Tagged With: collaborative law, divorce, family therapy, Jonah Green, mediation, step family

November 1, 2011 Leave a Comment

Divorced Parents and the Conflict Dance

The loss and pain of divorce can be extraordinarily challenging. When children are involved, parents’ hurt feelings are often re-activated as they find themselves needing to communicate extensively with the very person who has caused them such hurt and pain. While most parents know that their children will be better off if they communicate amicably and cooperatively with their child’s other parent, confusion and hurt feelings can lead parents into a “conflict dance” that can generate further pain for the whole family. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Couples, Families and Society, Parenting, Separation, Divorce, and Stepfamilies Tagged With: conflict, divorce, family therapy, Kirsten Jimerson, mediation, parenting, step family, Therapy

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