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		<title>Preparing for Mediation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Serwat</dc:creator>
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		<title>Divorce Rate Highest in March</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Serwat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to MSNNow… &#8220;March comes in like a lion and goes out like a shark (the legal kind), according to legal site FindLaw, which says that the third month of the year has usurped the first as &#8220;Divorce Month.&#8221; Although searches on the site for &#8220;divorce&#8221; and such related terms as &#8220;family law&#8221; and &#8220;child [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should Divorce and Separate Parenting Classes be Required Before Filing for Divorce?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Serwat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a comment I shared about an article addressing Sen. Dan Hall&#8217;s proposed legislation to require the completion of divorce education prior to being allowed to file for divorce. Read the article at: http://hometownsource.com/2012/02/17/sen-halls-divorcee-parenting-classes-bill-on-hold/#comment-7783 Divorce and separate parenting classes are a must for divorcing couples and parents. I believe the classes should be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Children Need Parents, Not Mickey Mouse.  Don’t be a “Disneyland” Parent</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Serwat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What children need most during and after divorce are actively involved parents.]]></description>
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		<title>Create Your Own Parenting Plan…It’s in Your Children’s Best Interests</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Serwat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Children benefit when their parents, the people who know and love them most, make decisions about their upbringing in the aftermath of divorce/separation.   I recently came across a well written blog, by Kathleen Bar-Tur, a LCSW and FIPA in NYC. The title? &#8220;I Don&#8217;t Love Your Children.&#8221;   Here&#8217;s a brief overview… A well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts about My Personal Experience with Divorce and Separate Parenting</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Serwat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently created a video for my website and this is the script of my message… I&#8217;m Amber Serwat and I am a divorce and parenting specialist. I am also a divorced parent and step-parent. I&#8217;d love to tell you that my divorce was the model of cooperation – but it wasn&#8217;t. It was highly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Success in the Parenting Consultant Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Serwat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Successful separate parenting and effective use of the Parenting Consultant process requires a conscious decision to disengage from the past and its negative experiences and emotions. Success requires a child and future focus as well as changes in behaviors from BOTH parents. The Big Picture: If you have a conflicted parenting relationship, it is likely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the goal of the Parenting Consultant Process?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Serwat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From my perspective, the only goals of the parenting consultant process are to reduce conflict and increase your effectiveness as separate parents. This is what your children need and deserve; this is what is in their best interests. A PC&#8217;s job is to help you resolve your parenting disputes, establish clear boundaries and create guidelines [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resolutions and the Co-Parenting High Road</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Serwat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I respected and wise mentor and coach I am privileged to know recently modified a poem called A Hero&#8217;s Creed By Carl Morris…   The works speak to me personally and professionally. Sometimes &#8220;taking the high-road&#8221; seems impossible and maintaining that path thankless…the payoff is not often immediate but traveling high-road always delivers in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-Determination and Divorce…Words of Encouragement</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Serwat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I CHOOSE&#8230;     to live by choice, not by chance;     to make changes, not excuses;     to be motivated, not manipulated;     to be useful, not used;     to excel, not compete. I CHOOSE self-esteem,     not self-pity. I CHOOSE to listen to my inner voice,     not the random opinions of others.What do YOU choose?     The choice is always yours. [...]]]></description>
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