There is mounting evidence that our children are in crisis, and that parents are experiencing unprecedented challenges in their efforts to respond.  Recent statistical trends reveal a growing epidemic of childhood mental health issues and developmental disorders, childhood obesity, and declining levels of physical fitness and well-being.  Medical practitioners predict that children born in the last decade will reverse a decades-long trend of increasing lifespan and go on to have shorter life spans than t

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Introduction
 
Every family is unique. There are as many different ways of parenting as there are families, family circumstances and cultural settings. Clearly, it is impossible to provide definitive answers for parenting in the face of such diversity. However, families often experience similar difficulties and there is some agreement in clinical experience and the professional literature about how to address many of these difficulties.  

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Attachment is a concept originated in the work of John Bowlby.  The secure bonding and relationships between children and their caregivers are the cornerstones for normal social and emotional developing. Although the first 2 years is crucial in attachment building, the process of attachment can still continue after your child turns 2 years of age.

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While going through a divorce is very stressful and emotionally exhausted for a couple, it can also be as devastating for children. Divorce or separation can be an overwhelming and frustrating experience for adults to sort out many issues such finances, housing and custody of your children, etc. However, co-parenting during the process of separation or after a divorce can be as challenging to a lot or parents. What should parents know about co-parenting after divorce?

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