When a divorced parent has residential custody, one issue they often deal with is summer visitation to the absent parent. This can be a trying adjustment period not only for the child involved, but also the parent. The child may feel suddenly displaced from his/her usual friends for weeks on end, unable to do the things he/she usually does, and dealing with a new set of rules, consequences, and expectations. All of the classmates signed up for tons of summer activities at home, and the child feels like he/she is missing out. He/she is out of the comfort zone of home. The parent left home m...
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