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Tips & Lists

Six Tips to Manage Your Child’s Transitions

“I hate going back and forth but it is the only way I can see both of my parents” – Devon, 9 year old Transitions are a difficult time for children. Design transitions for your children in order to minimize difficulties. This can include some of the following: 1. Preparing the children before a transition. […]

4 Tips for Successful coParenting

For coParenting relationships to work well, four necessary conditions must be in place. 1. Successful parents love their children. This sounds simple, but the love of children has to come ahead of petty and selfish behavior with the other parent. While parents benefit greatly from a good coParenting relationship, you are not doing this for each other. […]

4 Tips on Being Present for Your Kids

For parents facing divorce, especially one characterized by high conflict, the struggle to be child focused while navigating the necessary changes can be overwhelming. I admit to sometimes wanting my kids to feel better than they should have about a grade or accomplishment, because I was simply too emotionally and physically exhausted to fix things […]

Top Five Tips to Create Similar Homes

Spending times in two homes is difficult for children. One of the easiest and most effective ways of making this easier on children is to provide the child with as much consistency across homes as possible. Most ten year olds can get used to some differences in rules and routines, but for young children, making […]

3 Ways to Ease the Early Days of Divorce

There are times in life where the unexpected, unthinkable or even the unbearable happens. Then there are times in life when these three forces come together to create the perfect storm. Divorce is one such storm. Towards the end of my marriage, I could sense impending divorce. But even when you can smell a storm […]

Tips to Teach Confidence in Our Children

Even as early as 12 months of age, a child can be observed by researchers to have a “secure attachment” with his or her parent(s) or an “insecure attachment.” There have been some studies which suggest that this can be a contributing “risk factor” for developing a personality disorder  including the behavior we see in […]

Top Tips to Heal Your Child After Divorce

Helping your child heal after a divorce will help them now, as they grow and later in life when they are developing relationships and a family. Here are seven top tips to assure this healing process: Respect your child’s needs (not strictly wants) such a routine, stability, love, and a sense of belongingness with both […]

Six Phrases to Ease Your Child’s Fears

When our children become anxious or scared, here are some tips on what to say and how to handle their fears: “I am here for you.” This creates a sense of containment, where a child knows your are there and have time for them. “Tell me about it.” When you create a listening environment, children […]

3 Goals of Mediation

Mediation is a goal many coParents wish to achieve, in order to stay out of court and save time and money. What are a few of its main aspects? Confidentiality One main aspect of mediation is confidentiality. Rest assured, all you speak about with your mediator shall not exit those office doors. This leads to […]

How to Prepare for Divorce in 2017

How does one prepare for divorce for 2017? Certified Divorce Financial Analyst Shawn Leamon, MBA, advises us with a list of tips, that are also great reminders for us coParents. Be certain you want a divorce. Accept that the divorce is happening. Do your research and get organized. Treat divorce as a business transaction where […]

Co Parenting with Special Needs | coParenter

Parenting special needs children requires excellent communication and proper co parenting skills as well as contact with schools and special needs personnel.
(1 minute 23 seconds read time)

coParenting Basics

Tips for basic coParenting
(1 minute 7 seconds read time)

Child-Centered Transitions

Transitions represent a changing of the guard, a letting go of one parent’s hand while reaching to take the other parent’s hand.
(4 minutes 10 seconds read time)

Useful Websites for coParents and Children

The Internet offers many free resources that can help in creating and maintaining your parenting plan.
(1 minute 19 seconds read time)

Setting Joint Goals

When determining best interest of children, you need to set joint goals. Waldron and Koritzinsky explain how to set a positive parenting plan with joint goals.
(1 minute 59 seconds read time)