Co-Parenting Tips for Divorced Parents

CoParenting and Divorce

Don’t speak ill of the other parent in front of your children!  Your children are half of each of you and if you criticize the parent, you are criticizing, and hurting, your child.  Your child will notice somewhere inside them and will be grateful that you didn’t disparage the other.  Time will tell and they…

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BACK TO SCHOOL FLEXIBILITY AND GENEROSITY

Flexibility and generosity should always be your guiding mantra as you navigate through your shared parenting time arrangements.   Human nature being what it is, your ex-spouse will be more willing to work with you instead of against you if you offer the same. For example, Spouse A has a family gathering on a Sunday a…

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TED TED TALK—PARENT CONFLICT WORSE THAN DIVORCE

When I sit across from a couple who is embarking on the divorce process I ask them about their greatest concerns.  The vast majority of divorcing couples fortunately say, our children. Tamara D. Afifi, currently a professor at the University of Iowa, presented a TED talk on the impact of parental conflict on children.  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKcNyfXbQzQ)…

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