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Coaching and Consulting to Support Parents Navigating Divorce & Co-Parenting Transitions
FAMILIES TODAY are complex and diverse...
1. 1 in 6 US children live with a step-sibling at some point.
2.3. 40% of adults have a step-relative.
3. 1 in 5 children live with a parent experiencing major depression.
4. 18-22% of parents are living with an anxiety disorder.
5. Rising food and housing costs often require parents to work more hours, change jobs, or downsize.
STEPFAMILY SQUABBLES require diverse modern solutions... First family solutions rarely work for stepfamilies. Complex families need complex solutions.
Hi, I'm Sara!
I'm an ex-divorce/stepfamily therapist, and a divorce/parenting coach of 25 years. Plus, I've been a stepsister for 33 years.
Playful Awareness offers creative, playful, effective coaching, consulting & mentor services to overcome life and relationship challenges.
60% of 2nd marriages end in divorce...
Navigating life as a newly engaged or married couple can be challenging for anyone. Add in kids, stepkids, new routines, parenting beliefs/values, parenting time with co-parents, household chores, resentments and loyalties...
Wouldn't you love to have coach, consultant, or cheerleader to help you resolve these conflicts or challenges, making sure everyone has a voice and feels heard and listened to?
Someone who con come to your house so you don't have to deal with getting all of the kids in the car? Someone who understands how chaotic stepfamilies can be... someone who is also part of a stepfamily?
First-family solutions don't work for stepfamilies... WHY?
Because stepfamilies ARE different...
4 parents with different parenting styles and values instead of 2...
Stepfamilies are filled with uneven loyalty cliques filled with years of inside jokes, family traditions, and genetic connections
If your new spouse has parenting and behavior expectations that differ greatly from your values or those of your co-parent, how do you compromise?
f you are a passive parent, and your new spouse likes to take charge... what happens if your kids and spouse have conflicting needs and wants? Do you try to find a compromise or side with your spouse?
What if your ex was neglectful and your kids have different emotional needs or your kids don't respond well to your spouse's strict expectations?
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