Co-Parenting After Divorce

Co-Parenting with your ex after the divorce is sometimes the hardest part. Communicating and dealing with your ex after divorce is a given when you have children together. But how do you handle this new relationship with your ex-husband without slipping back into the same old habits of interacting with each other? The answer lies in breaking the emotional ties that keep you bound to these old habits.  Your divorce decree is only step one in moving into a new life after divorce. The real divorce is the cutting of the emotional, mental and physical ties that still bind you to your ex.

 

Here are some tips to help you and the ex- remain grounded and focused on the most important thing-the kids.


1. Think quality over quantity. 
2. Review the logistics ahead of time. 
3. Find ways to cope when you are lonely. 
4. Keep your temper tame.
5. Try to be friends/make the best of his new love interest. 


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Kelley Rider Goodwin