Today I speak with Victoria Glasier & Lem Wheeles. Victoria Glasier is the U.S. Census Bureau Chief responsible for explaining to children what the census is and why an accurate count matters. Lem Wheeles is a High School Teacher in Dimond, Alaska who has partnered with the Census to create "Statistics in Schools". Do the census with your kids by going here: https://census.gov Get the Statistics in Schools Program by going here: https://census.gov/schools Custody Without Courts Book: https://CustodyWithoutCourts.com ..read more

Thom shares four quick tips about flexibility as a CoParent: Learning, Improvising and Positive Problem Solving. Sometimes it's necessary to be flexible and this is how to do it.  Have a great Christmas! Custody Without Courts Book: https://CustodyWithoutCourts.com/book.html Newsletter Sign-up: https://CustodyWithoutCourts.com/newsletter.html ..read more

In this episode I discusses a gratitude exercise that I "accidentally" stumbled across in the kitchen. It took less than 3 minutes and it made my day much brighter. I immediately wanted to share it with you. Have a great Christmas! -Thom- Custody Without Courts Book: https://CustodyWithoutCourts.com/book.html Newsletter Sign-up: https://CustodyWithoutCourts.com/newsletter.html ..read more

I was on the REVIVE Podcast with Sunny and John and we had a great conversation. We discuss my latest writing "Drama-Free Drop-Offs" and get into details about how to frame your Co-Parent in a way such as to come from a place of peace. We discuss how to give yourself permission to grieve past relationships and do the "Reconstruct Your Previous Partner" exercise with them. Enjoy this fun conversation.  Custody Without Courts: https://CustodyWithoutCourts.com   ..read more

Thom gives three tools to use when talking to your CoParent without arguing. These simple frames of reference can give you leverage in any situation, but are specifically created for those times when you are talking about Parenting Time. These are to (1) make your request known (2) use body language that is consistent with your request and (3) to "be with" their response.  Sign-up for the Custody Without Courts Newsletter here: http://CustodyWithoutCourts.com   ..read more

Anxiety is scary. It comes up for different people in different ways, yet there are a few things I've found that seem to help just about everyone I discuss this nervousness with.  During this episode I tell a story about going to the Principal's office at my Son's school and how I had a panic attack during our meeting. More importantly, I share what I learned from that experience as it relates to the relationship I have with my CoParent. These are all lessons that we can learn from. I talk about how speaking to the listening of someone else proves to be a very effective and necessary tool ..read more

In today's CoParent Courage Podcast I tell a story of how my son's "talking game" relates to how I get along with my CoParent and how I get along with people in my life. I describe, in detail, how to use Empathy in order to relate to someone and as a skill to teach your child. I also talk about a forthcoming book that is going to be free to Newsletter subscribers called "3 Steps To Get Over Your Ex". https://CustodyWithoutCourts.com/     ..read more

In today's CoParent Courage Podcast episode, Thom explores the phrase "Now Is All You Have" in great detail and applied the principle's of being grounded in the moment to being a Co-Parent. He discusses the ideas of "emergence" and "evolution" as it applies to the past stories in our lives and describes how to get "unstuck". Enjoy this enlightening and philosophical Co-Parenting Podcast Episode.   Custody Without Courts Book: http://CustodWithoutCourts.com Coaching: http://CoParent-Coach.com   ..read more

In today's CoParent Courage Podcast I talk about how a seemingly random encounter with some "redneck road rage" ended up helping me see a blindspot and gave me the courage to strengthen the relationship with my CoParent.  Custody Without Courts: https://CustodyWithoutCourts.com     ..read more

In today's "CoParent Courage" podcast, I explore the idea of Faith from the perspective of not immediately seeing the long-term effects of our love and support for our children.  This is in the context of sharing Parenting responsibilities with someone who you can't even look at! Find out what YOU can create.  Custody Without Courts Book: https://CustodyWithoutCourts.com CoParent-Coach: http://CoParent-Coach.com   ..read more