by Jayna Haney | May 8, 2020 | Parenting
Here’s to good women:May we know them.May we be them.May we raise them. Happy Mother’s Day to each and every one of you fine women. As the quote above suggests, it’s not just mothers who raise good women; it’s all the other women in our lives...
by Jayna Haney | Apr 3, 2020 | Difficult Situations, Exes, Parenting
If you are co-parenting your children, then you already know that situations like this are not really covered in your divorce or custody decree. The AFCC (American Family and Conciliation Courts) and the AAML (American Association of Matrimonial Lawyers) issued...
by Jayna Haney | Mar 13, 2020 | Difficult Situations, Parenting
So much has happened this week with the coronavirus… While adults are having a hard time with it, the kids are witnessing all this too. They may be scared or confused, and they’re likely very upset that they are missing out on activities and trips and,...
by Jayna Haney | Feb 5, 2020 | Difficult Situations, Parenting
With the news last week of the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of nine people, including basketball star Kobe Bryant and his daughter, it has been a time of sadness and questions for many. When death happens unexpectedly and to people that we are not prepared...
by Jayna Haney | Jan 15, 2020 | Parenting, Single Parents, Stepfamilies
My brother, Alan, lives in California, and he sends me the most wonderful birthday cards. That Dickinson quote was on the front cover of a card he sent me several years ago, during my most difficult time ever. My first reaction frankly was frustration and sadness. I...
by Jayna Haney | Dec 10, 2019 | Parenting, Single Parents, Stepfamilies
A year or two after we were married, my husband, Mike, and I and our four kids (then ages 6-8) were on a car trip that lasted several hours. During the long drive, the children started talking about all the extended family members they had in their stepfamilies and...
