Amanda Blake

Concerned about how divorce might impact your child? Try co-parenting

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Divorce can lead children to feel imbalanced and uncomfortable at home, the place where they should feel safest. That’s why intentional cooperative co-parenting, though difficult and awkward, is necessary to maintain effective childrearing after divorce.  In the accompanying video, I use information discussed in a 2021 academic article titled “Coparenting and child behavior in the …

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How to support your child through your divorce depending on their age

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What are the most important actions parents going through a divorce should take to help their children? It’s a simple question, one millions of individuals likely contemplate each day. In the accompanying timeline and later paragraphs, I have summarized research conducted and studied by Canada’s Department of Justice and a video featuring Texas divorce lawyer …

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A memo to dads: Child support means more than supporting your child financially

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By Amanda Blake My dad missed one day. He was sick, so I thought nothing of it. But he mentioned it a lot: I’ve missed one day in eight years … eight years. I get it, Dad.  My parents had joint custody of me and my sister. We lived primarily with our mom and spent …

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Standing on ice: The chilling truths about broken homes and their impact on children

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By Amanda Blake For years, my sister and I stood on a narrowly frozen lake, parents on opposite shores. We were aware of the risk of stepping in either direction — a shattering plunge that would make no one happy — so we froze to maintain the ice beneath us. I’ll admit that sounds dramatic, …

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Amid the storm of divorce: Let’s dive into the child’s perspective

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By Amanda Blake “Lord, please, save my boat,” Edson prayed aloud, lifting his hands into the frosty air. “Save Your boat!” That desperate plea is part of a creative story I wrote for a religion class during my first year at Southern Adventist University. Now, three years later, I am working on a project with …

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