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Articles by Len Stauffenger
When you are divorced and you have children, one of the stickiest things you have to handle is the interface required with your ex. Here is the wisdom from one Divorced Dad.
Can You See Your Kids Triggering You?
If you will spend some time discovering what triggers you, you can make enormous progress in your life to become the kind of role model your kids deserve. You can share your new skills with your kids to teach them how to handle things when they become triggered.
Build The Proper Foundation And Your Children Can Withstand Any Storm
Establishing a strong moral foundation for your children and patterning moral behavior will help them through their first time of seeing someone naked in a magazine as it did me.
Something horrible has happened between you and the person you fell in love with and got married to. You've decided to divorce. Your children did not have the same experience with your ex and should not be subjected to your evil feelings about him or her.
Who Are We Gonna Live With, Dad?
Three simple steps to help you maintain your emotions when deciding on the custody of your children during a divorce proceeding. Len Stauffenger, Divorced Dad, shares this common sense article to help you from becoming a second-divorce statistic.
Divorce is wrought with disappointment because of the broken promise of a two-parent family. In this article, Divorced Dad Len Stauffenger provides some practical tips to re-grow that trust with your kids and preventing yet another divorce.
How Does Your Past Ruin Your Future?
You might be amazed when you read this article how much of the past you are dragging into today's conversations and interfaces. You might cringe to learn how you are losing your present to your past. This old, not-working habit deserves your attention in changing it.
Listening With Complete Attention To Your Kids
Listening to your children is one of the most important tasks as a divorced parent. It's not always easy due to your very full plate. Here are some great ideas to help you focus on your kids.
Are You Strong Enough To Forgive Your Ex?
Four practical tips from Divorced Dad, Len Stauffenger, for putting out the fire of emotions caused from divorce and putting your kids' welfare first.
If you are a divorced parent with kids who seem to "make you feel guilty," these words of wisdom will help you nip that guilt in the bud, help keep your kids from manipulating you, and keep the specter of a second divorce away.
Little Ears Are Listening...And Cringing.
When divorced parents expend a lot of energy pointing fingers of blame at one another, the children suffer. Here are some interesting words to help you become more objective for your children's sake.
Going through a divorce can really stir up emotions like margaritas in a blender. But if you're going to be the best parent for your kids, you need to turn the blender off and learn how to keep your cool.
When Not Being "Enough" Was The Cause Of Your Divorce
When you're going through a divorce, we frequently experience our ex being defensive about his/her role in the divorce, when he or she might well have been the one who cheated! Let's be sure we don't assume blame that isn't ours to bear.
Divorced parents seldom have enough time for themselves. Here are three practical tips to help you create that much needed alone time.
Forgiveness Is Mandatory In Life And Especially In Divorce
Parenthood is a privilege. You have one choice opportunity to help your children become successful, happy adults. You can't do this until you forgive their other parent. Here's how.
During a divorce and long after it's final, your children will be asking you questions that make you squirm. Making them feel awful about the other parent that they still love is playing dirty.
Divorce Actually Helps You Discover The I Of You
You think that because the hammer of divorce has knocked you upside your head, it's shameful, painful, and a terrifying life that you're stuck with. Wrong! You're in the midst of a wonderful gift.
When you get divorced, how long should you wait before you begin to date again? Only your children should be considered in answering this question.
Even With Family Influences, You Make The Final Decision
Everybody has a family of some kind. Some are great. Some are challenging. It's up to you how you accept their influences.
You Can Control Happiness By Controlling Expectation
We all want to be happy. Divorce and happy sometimes don't seem to go together. Actually, though, you can control happiness if you'll watch your expectations.
How To Overcome The Shame Of Being Divorced
If you feel ashamed because you got a divorce or if the pressures from your friends and family make you feel like a failure, here's a little shot in the arm that will support you and encourage you to grow pat the blame and the shame.
How Not To Hate Your Ex Or Feel Guilty About Your Divorce
Divorce seldom enters one's life as a happy thing. It's usually accompanied by shock, blame, guilt, remorse, and a lot of "why me's?" Here are some keen insights into blame and guilt that can create a bit of ease for you.
Success In Parenting With These Communication Techniques
If you try any one of these eight communicating with children tips a try, your success in parenting and your communication with your kids will both benefit.
Qualities Of Good Divorce Lawyers
Five Key Tips for finding good divorce lawyers.
Questions To Heal The Pain Caused By Divorce
In the early days of the processing through your divorce, the emotional pain can be incapacitating. You might experience a whole range of emotions that hurt. Searching for the role you played in this can create the release you ardently seek.
What Role Did You Play In Your Divorce?
Our dreams of perfect relationship, perfect marriage, perfect parenting don't always play out the way we'd like them to. Divorce happens. Learn about the role YOU might have played in your divorce.
Actors are trained to express their emotions on command. This kind of control is a wonderful skill. Have you ever considered exercising control over your emotions?
Your Kids Deserve Your Complete Attention
Hurried and harried parents sometimes forget that one of the best gifts they can give their kids is to be fully present with them. Here's how.
You Can Hide Your Goat And Avoid Being Emotionally Triggered
When you're newly divorced, your feelings get to slam dance. Later on, you'll really want to become more reasonable, more objective and this article tells you precisely how to get that done.
A Second Set Of Tips For Effective Parenting
You want your kids to have the best and you've only got one chance to create the kind of adult you want them to be: thoughtful, enthusiastic, productive, loving and hardworking. These tips complete last month's list of effective parenting tips to help you with this challenging task.
If you use these effective parenting tips, you'll be on your way to a healthy and happier relationship with your children. Look for five more tips in our next installment in this series.
Raising Successful Children - Are You A Good Role Model?
If you want your kids to be successful, help them become smart children by seeing the steps you are taking or have taken to become successful yourself.
Divorced? Don't Make These Crucial Mistakes
Here are the five critical mistakes divorced men and women make when filing for divorce. Learn them now and head off subsequent problems at the pass!
How Much Achievement Is Good Enough For Your Children?
How much does your child need to achieve before you seem him or her as a success?
Four Mental Steps To Provide A Balanced Life For Your Kids
When you know the four parts to life's mental sandwich, you can insure that your kids are living a balanced life.