Coparenting is when two separated or unmarried partners come together to look after their child. Together they take on the health, care, school, socialization, and raising of the kids. It helps both partners maintain and fairly divide the responsibility of parenthood. The co-parent relationship differs from an intimate relationship between partners in that it focuses only on the child.
Children need both their mother and father, no matter if they live together or apart. The new normal co-parenting is where partners get separated but like to take care of their child together.
With the love of both parents, children move on more quickly and easily to seeing their parents apart, they get along with the new living situations and have better self-esteem.
Co-parenting helps reduce the stress of each parent in making decisions for the child and having a partner to rely on in raising children.
âCo-parenting in harmony â everyone in the mix will benefit from it. Love always prevails.â, says Anna Giannone, Certified Master Coach Practitioner & Co-Parenting Coach.
Tips on how to save yourself from poor co-parenting:
- Never bad-mouth the other family members in front of your child. In case of family arguments, keep your child away from all the finger-pointing and blaming situations.
- Do not let your anger affects your child, If you are in a bad mood at least practice facing nicely your child whatever may the situation is.
- Directing negative non-verbal communication at other parents and pointing out their faults in parenting in front of your child will let him normalize this.
- Teach your child to value money and everything you provide, do not buy them anything they open their mouths for. Tell them how hard work pays off everything they need.
- Be realistic and faithful to your partner, this way you will make your child learn generosity.
- Keep your communication healthy and strong. Both partners should take some time out to spend with their children together.
- Share accountability for everything in raising a child, do not walk away in difficult situations from your co-parent partner.
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