THE Amicable Divorce Expert PODCAST with Judith Weigle
On the Amicable Divorce Expert podcast, Judith interviews Dr. Lynne Meyer, a psychologist who works with children and families. The questions addressed in this interview with Dr. Meyer are the following:
Can an amicable divorce and co-parenting relationship change from contentious to amicable, and how?
How can co-parents become child-centered if the parents are still fighting each other?
What are some co-parenting techniques that will get the parents unstuck from a volatile relationship in order to co-parent in a child-centered way?
How do you get parents to understand that the child needs to be with both parents as much as possible?
How do you get parents to understand the size of the loss created with a divorce, both on the parents’ end and the loss that the children are experiencing?
Are there therapeutic steps to take before filing for divorce?
How should parents tell their children that there will be a divorce?
How can parents support their children in expressing and dealing with their fear as a result of the divorce?
What are the dangers in using two different co-parenting styles?
What are the dangers in not allowing children to share accomplishments with the non-custodial parent if the custodial parent won’t allow communication between the children and the other parent when it’s not the other parent’s time with the child?
What is the benefit in co-parenting therapy?
What is the benefit in child therapy?
Why does a child present themselves differently to each parent?
Can child therapy help help the co-parents come together with a united parenting style?
