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Beat the holiday blues!

As a divorced parent you must put your differences to one side and think about your children, when considering taking them away for a holiday!

Have some respect for each other and see how far you get! You may be surprised!
Respect, patience and a mutual understanding will help when communicating with your ex your intentions. This will help a great deal when dealing with taking the children away !

Here are a few tips which on ensuring everyone is happy during the holiday season!

1. Planning!
Make sure that you do all the research necessary as regards to times dates etc and make sure this is clearly expressed! No drama!!!

2. Booking!
Don't book your holiday when it's your daughters ballet show, or your sons football tournament. Silly move!! Find out what your ex is doing around the time you think of going away! Communication is the key!!

3. Keep your word!
Keep to your word and don't make false promises. It's not a good look and will back fired on you! Make sure that your children feel comfortable with the idea of the holiday you are planning! Children may forgive, they don't forget!

3. Keep in touch!
While away if the need arises stay in touch with the other parent via email, Letter, telephone, cards etc! More importantly let the children do it. Encourage then to do those things. Give them a few moments quiet time to speak to the parent if this is something they want!!!

4. Children's Needs
Think about your children needs as regards to any foods special dietary needs, medication, any disability etc this is where your planning is important!

5. Put the ego to one side.
Be support of what your partner doing taking your children away. After all you agreed right!

6. Competition
Do bare in mind that you are not in competition to out do your former partner with a better holiday. Allow yourself to have a break within your budget.

7. Set a positive example.
Up till now you have been going on holidays as a family. Remember you still are a family so make sure you remain positive about the whole holiday experience and just enjoy yourself. Have fun.

When you at it, it's s a win win situation isn't it?. You get to spent quality time with your children and if this goes well, This is the start of many.

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