FAQ

What is Parallel Parenting?

Parallel parenting indicates that parents may not be aligned with how they raise their children and parent separately vs coParenting where you align parenting.

Parallel parenting indicates that the parents may not be aligned with how they raise their children and so the kids’ experience is different when they are with each parent. Parallel parenting can be beneficial in high-conflict families where limited contact may be helpful and safer. This often indicates that parents remain disengaged from one another, separately deciding the logistics of routine and day-to-day parenting. Parallel parenting may include different rules and expectations at each parent’s home but the child is able to have both parents in their lives.