Co-Parenting
Divorce is rarely easy or drama free. You and your ex-spouse ended a relationship with one another and not with your children. There are new family dynamics in place now.
The key to positive and effective co-parenting is focusing on your children’s happiness, stability, and future well-being. Cooperation and communication make this process easier. Through this partnership, your kids learn that they are not responsible for the divorce and that you will always love them.
Compatible Guidelines
They will be less confused about homework issues, schedules and activities, appropriate behaviors, consequences, and rewards. It will also curtail, “Mom/Dad let me do it. I hate you!”
You are the most important influence in your child’s life. Divorce is now commonplace, and I have seen families torn apart because of it. The children are often caught in the middle of the break-ups and bear the scars of the divorce.
No parent starts out intending to hurt their children but sometimes do so because we know of no other way to handle the situation. I will help you develop the tools to communicate in a way that makes peaceful co-parenting possible.
“Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents don’t realize what message they are sending.” ~ Virginia Satir