Tips for Celebrating Christmas in a Divorced Family

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Tips for Celebrating Christmas in a Divorced
Family

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Whether you are recently divorced, have started a
new relationship, or have remarried, Christmas
can be a difficult of time to get through when
you have to co-parent with your ex and decide who
is going to get to see the kids over their
holiday break from school.

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You may have already experienced situations that
turn your holiday cheer into Scrooge. For
instance, your kids might have called, letting
you know all the cool toys their dad got them,
only to find out he got them the same things you
did.

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Your ex might call up and interrupt your
Christmas Eve dinner after drinking just to
berate you about how unfair you are being in
regards to access and visitation. No matter your
particular situation, when it comes to
co-parenting and Christmas, there are several
things you can do to ensure your family has a
festive, stress-free holiday.

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Have a plan in place.Your court-ordered
visitation schedule may already contain specifics
on who gets the kids for Christmas. Make sure to
stick to this and not deviate from it.

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There are exceptions, so long as both you and
your ex agree to the changes. For instance, this
may be your year with the kids, but you and your
ex agree to split the time so both parents can
spend Christmas with the children.

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No matter which parent has the kids for the
Christmas holiday, even if you are not splitting
visitation time, you should make sure to they
have access to the other parent, via telephone or
webchat so they can wish the other parent a merry
Christmas.

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Remember Christmas is about your kids.No matter
how bitter your divorce was, or how shaky your
current relationship with your ex is, both of you
need to put your kids first. Some parents dislike
changing family traditions, so they will behave
civilly to celebrate together as a family.

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The key thing is to decide as parents, how to
keep Christmas celebrations the most stable for
your kids. You want to avoid putting too much
pressure on them to make decisions that could
potentially hurt the feelings of one of their
parents.

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Start new family traditions.Sometimes, certain
traditions are things the kids will do with one
parent after the divorce but not the other. To
fill this void, create something new and exciting
the kids can look forward to when they are
celebrating Christmas with you, like hiding small
presents in the braches of the tree.

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Celebrating Christmas in a divorced family is
never perfect. Just remember if this is your
first Christmas post-divorce, things can be
difficult, but they do not have to be like this
forever. Over time, you and your ex may become
more amicable during the holiday season and will
set aside any differences so your children can
have a happy Christmas.

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