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coParenting – In a Nutshell

coParenting well involves agreeing to certain conditions. This lays the foundation. The conditions are: being honest with one another focusing on the children keeping agreements avoiding old spousal issues By having a vision of how you want things to turn out for your children, you set goals. Then coParents make rules regarding their dealings with […]

Dr. Kenneth H. Waldron, Ph.D,
currently works at Monona Mediation and Counseling in Wisconsin. He was trained as a child psychologist, specializing in child and adolescent psychology and adoptions.
On April 11, 2017

coParenting well involves agreeing to certain conditions. This lays the foundation. The conditions are:

    • being honest with one another
    • focusing on the children
    • keeping agreements
    • avoiding old spousal issues

By having a vision of how you want things to turn out for your children, you set goals. Then coParents make rules regarding their dealings with each other that make things emotionally safe and enhance coParenting effectiveness.

Now that the foundation has been established, parents can discuss how to:

  • share information with one another
  • design child-friendly transitions
  • build in exibility and access
  • make both homes similar for the children in the important ways
  • establish procedures for taking action, when the need arises

From COPARENTING TRAINING WORKBOOK for Separating or Separated Parents by Kenneth H. Waldron, PhD and Allan R. Koritzinsky, Esq.