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Kumari Ghafoor-Davis, MSW

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About Kumari Ghafoor-Davis, MSW

Kumari is a social worker and a parent coach. Her company, Optimistic Expectations assists parents in raising children who are confident, integrity filled and academically and socially successful. Her website is www.optimisticexpectations.org. She is the author of Real Talk: Ten Parenting Strategies to Raise Confident Successful Children. Her blog is www.coachkumari.com.

Recent Posts by Kumari Ghafoor-Davis, MSW

Can We Divorce Amicably?
Given that one in two marriages in the U.S. end in divorce, many parents are faced with the dilemma of how to make the experience for their children manageable instead of overbearing. No child wants their parents to be separated or divorced, so when it happens, there is a lot of stress for the child as well as the parent. Children can have a tendency to think that relationship breakdown is their fault, they can internalize their parents' arguments or concerns, and have many other reactions to a divorce or separation. Just like an adult grieves the end of a relationship, children can grieve... continue reading