by Gayla Grace | Apr 8, 2014 | attitude, Blog, co-parenting, Grace
I’m leading a workshop at our Stepmom Retreat this week-end on Parenting Between Two Homes. I found some great information in Tammy Daughtry’s book, Co-Parenting Works, on how to identify your co-parenting style and find success as you co-parent. Daughtry...
by Gayla Grace | Nov 13, 2013 | Blog, co-parenting, stepfamily holiday tips
I listened as the teen-age girl negotiated the schedule with her dad. It was complicated and she was stressed. I knew she was doing the work her mother should have done; instead she had been thrust in the middle. Co-parenting often creates tension and additional...
by Gayla Grace | Mar 15, 2013 | Blog, co-parenting, stepfamily relationships, stepmother role, successful stepparenting
When we moved to Louisiana a year and a half ago, my two biological daughters stayed behind in Conway, AR. They both had summer jobs and wanted to stay close to their friends the rest of the summer. At 18 and 21 years old, I knew they could manage on their own but...
by Gayla | Feb 19, 2013 | attitude, Blog, boundaries, co-parenting, conflict, loyalty conflict, successful stepparenting
I’m addressing a question today I received from a reader. How do you cope as a stepmom when you’re dealing with a biological mom who is belittling to you and doesn’t want you in her children’s lives? The stepmom role becomes harder when the bio...
by Gayla | Nov 7, 2012 | attitude, Blog, co-parenting, conflict, stepfamily holiday tips
Taken from our e-book, “Unwrapping the Gift of Stepfamily Peace,” I want to share some thoughts on how to make co-parenting work. Our son, Nathan, hangs with a friend whose parents are divorced. Nathan came back from a birthday party, talking about...
by Gayla | Sep 14, 2011 | Birth order effects, Blog, boundaries, co-parenting, conflict
In my post last week on boundaries, I said I would post about creating healthy boundaries with your ex-spouse. So I’m re-posting from a previous blog post that gives some examples of what healthy boundaries look like. These boundaries...
by Gayla | Sep 6, 2011 | Blog, boundaries, co-parenting, stepfamily relationships, stepparenting choices
When I married my husband, Randy, I told him my ex-husband would not be a problem because he would eventually drop out of our lives. He had struggled with drug and alcohol addiction for years and although he was a medical doctor, he was a most unstable...
by Gayla | Sep 22, 2010 | Blog, boundaries, co-parenting, take care of yourself
I was raised in a conservative Christian home. I’m thankful for parents who taught me strong Biblical principles on how to live. I stand by those beliefs and raise my children on Biblical standards. However, we must consider whether “turning the other...
by Gayla | May 17, 2010 | Blog, co-parenting
I distorted my vision yesterday by accident. I was having trouble seeing and decided I needed to change out my contacts. Since I serve as a piano accompanist at church, it’s important that I see well on Sunday mornings.I had already put my contacts in but as I...
by Gayla | May 14, 2010 | Blog, co-parenting
How we co-parent with our ex or our partner’s ex has a significant impact on our children and stepchildren. When that person is difficult to get along with or unhealthy emotionally, it creates a challenge for all those involved.But there are ways we can manage...
by Gayla | May 12, 2010 | Blog, co-parenting
I was talking with a stepmom recently who described a frustrating scene with her husband’s ex-wife. She was caught in the middle trying to help with the kids and collided with the ex-wife’s irresponsibility. The end result was an unnecessary disruption in...
by Gayla | Feb 24, 2010 | Blog, co-parenting
When I divorced my ex-husband, I didn’t want to stay in touch with him. However, we had two children together, and I was forced to learn how to co-parent with him. It took me several months to realize that in order to be successful at co-parenting, we had to...
