#1 - Co-Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Psychology and the Law, with Dr Nancy Vrechek
SUMMARY Dr. Nancy Vrechek is a court-appointed expert, parent coordinator, and social investigator. Dr. Vrechek has spent many years helping parents and their children navigate the choppy waters of divorce and family separation. Things can be complicated, but there are processes and tactics that can be implemented to smooth the transition to a new normal. In this Podcast, Dr. Vrechek offers a number of great strategies that can help your family with the trauma of divorce and the COVID-19 outbreak. ------------------------------ HIGHLIGHTS [00:51] Susan introduces Dr. Nancy Vrecheck and she talks about her experience with COVID-19. [03:07] Dr. Vrecheck talks about time sharing between separated parents during COVID. [06:26] Dr. Vrecheck explains how an anxious parent should deal with talking to their kid about COVID. [15:19] Dr. Vrecheck shares some tips on how to not butt heads with the other parent when discussing time sharing. [21:23] How do you keep yourself from stressing you and your kids out during quarantine? [23:44] Susan and Dr. Vrecheck discuss the legal parenting changes during COVID. ------------------------------ QUOTES 4:33 “Parents gets stuck in defending themselves to the other parent, and I think that's one of the most difficult things in co-parenting is to get out of that defense mode and ask for information and have the conversation.” 10:42 “Just tell a child, you know what a cold is and you know what the flu is, and right now there's a really bad flu going around.” 15:50 “Sometimes parents are just scared, and so they may be withholding the child because they're really afraid.” 19:25 “Parents can still allow their children to go outside and we can do activities with them, and those things were just supposed to be social distancing from other people.” 21:48 “So the psychologists have a national listserv, or we share ideas with each other, and the number one thing that keeps coming up, I just maintain a routine.” ------------------------------ RESOURCES Dr. Nancy Vrechek Phone: 561-747-3997 Email: DrVrechek@gmail.com Website : https://www.vrechek.com/ Chesnutt Law-Firm Website: https://www.thechesnuttlawfirm.com/about/ Chesnutt Law-Firm Website Parenting Plan Information: https://www.thechesnuttlawfirm.com/parenting-plan-lawyer/ https://www.thechesnuttlawfirm.com/make-up-time-sharing/