Children are typically damaged by the family court system. Would we allow medical procedures on children which we knew put them at risk? Not unless there was no alternative – surely? We know that high conflict damages children and that the resist/refuse contact with a parent can result as a child struggles. We also know that parents can – and … Read More
Dealing with the Christmas season at separation and 10 tips from children
Suddenly all the Christmas decorations are in the shops again – and we are heading out of 2020. And what a year this has been for us all. I am thinking, as I always do, of separated parents and children at this time of year. Especially this year, as I am particularly conscious that anything that might have been going … Read More
Alienation and Christmas time
Most separating parents manage to set aside their own conflicts and put their children’s needs first – and a significant need is for children to have a relationship with both their parents and their extended families. This of course is highlighted for separated families at Christmas. Regardless whether or not Christmas is a major cultural celebration for a specific family, … Read More
Working with children and separation in groups
‘No man is an island entire of itself,’ wrote the poet John Donne – and don’t we know just how quickly and how fervently children want to connect with others, to identify with people “just like them”. And so this blog is written for those who work with children and who know the exhaustion of finding the time to work … Read More
Newshub’s The AM Show: What to do and not do in blended families
Jill Goldson talks to Duncan Garner about what to do and not do in blended families. Watch here
RadioLive: Is enough help available for teens who act up?
Mark Sainsbury talks with Jill Goldson, Director of The Family Matters Centre, on the help on offer for badly behaved kids and teens in NZ.
RadioLive: Marriage Sabbatical – Do they work?
Ali Mau is joined by Jill Goldson, family mediator and counsellor, runs The Family Matters Centre in Auckland to ask if taking a sabbatical from your marriage could help it out long term.
RadioLive: Talking polyamory with Jill Goldson
Heather is joined by relationship expert Jill Goldson on the polyamorous relationships and if they could work in our society. Listen Now
Jono & Ben: Jill Goldson gives advice on a love triangle
Jill Goldson gives her advice to listeners on The Rock regarding a love triangle. Advice: Stop the wedding and sort it out.
NZ Herald: Why a Lotto win raises the chance of divorce
The thought of coming into unimaginable riches was on many minds this week, as we waited to hear the outcome of the enormous Lotto prize draw. It’s easy to assume that tens of millions would catapult us into heaven on earth; not just make the world go round, as the saying goes, but make it spin. So why does this … Read More