Resources For Parents

Reducing Stress for You and Your Family

Feeling overwhelmed? You're not alone. Most parents experience stress regularly - especially when navigating divorce, single parenting, or co-parenting. But the good news? You can reduce your stress and improve your relationships with just a few simple, effective techniques.

Comprehensive Divorce and Co-Parenting Resource

Divorce is a challenging experience, especially for kids and teens. They may be balancing school, activities, and emotions while navigating major family changes.

Co-Parenting Conversations Podcast

Join Dr. Donald Gordon as we explore the emotional, legal, and practical aspects of co-parenting during and after separation — offering insights, empathy, and expert guidance.

TalkingParents Communication App

TalkingParents is an all-in-one platform that helps co-parents stay organized, reduce conflict, and keep communications documented — so you can focus on your children.

How to Plan and Manage Finances as Co-Parents

Learn how to split expenses, budget, and plan for your child's future with smart tools and joint decision-making strategies that support healthy co-parenting.

Financially Planning for a Divorce

Divorce is not just an emotional journey — it's a major financial disruption. Learn how to prepare, protect your finances, and move forward with greater security and support.

Life Insurance After a Divorce

After a divorce, you may need to change your life insurance policy or beneficiaries. Learn how divorce affects life insurance planning and what steps to take next.

Holiday Tips for Co-Parents

Holidays can be stressful after separation or divorce. Learn how to protect your children from added stress and create positive holiday memories that last.

Take The ACE Quiz — And Learn What It Does And Doesn't Mean

Discover how your ACE score reflects childhood adversity and what that might mean for your long-term health and well-being, based on research from the ACE study.

Feeling Wheel

Improve emotional awareness with this helpful tool. Expand your vocabulary for feeling words to reduce reactivity and build better communication.

Back-to-School Tips for Separated and Divorced Parents

Returning to school after a family separation can be tough on kids. Learn how to support them through routines, communication, and stability during transitions.

The Exit

THE EXIT offers expert guidance on every aspect of uncoupling — from emotional recovery to legal and financial planning — making separation more manageable.

Children and Divorce

Children often bear the greatest emotional burden of divorce. Learn how custody trends, emotional support, and co-parenting approaches affect their well-being.

Divorce & Child Custody Guide

This lawyer-written guide explains the divorce and custody process, reviews your rights, and helps you understand legal terms and what judges look for.

Should I Try To Work It Out?

For those at the crossroads of divorce, this research-based guidebook explores whether marriage can be repaired and offers insights to inform your next steps.

The Divorce Remedy

Michele Weiner-Davis offers a solution-focused, seven-step program to help revitalize your marriage and manage problems before they become unmanageable.

Alternatives to Divorce with Bill Doherty

Explore whether divorce is the only option or if there are better ways to address relationship problems through guided insights from Dr. Bill Doherty.

Creating a Safety-Focused Parenting Plan (A Model Template)

This Oregon Judicial Department guide provides a model for creating a safety-focused parenting plan. Forms are Oregon-specific — check your state’s requirements.

National Domestic Violence Hotline (Website)

Access support, safety guidance, and confidential resources if you or your children are experiencing abuse or violence in the home.