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How to Co-Parent With A Conflictual Parent By  Christina McGhee When you have to co-parent with someone who is dedicated to conflict, you can expect that just about everything related to co-parenting will be more difficult after your divorce . I hear it all the time. “Christina, how can I possibly co-parent with someone who isn’t willing to be cooperative or does everything they can to make co-parenting as hard as possible?” I get it. While many parents get along better after they part, that’s not everyone’s reality. Which is why I joined my good friend  Susan Guthrie , host of the excellent podcast,  Divorce and Beyond , to talk about the challenges a lot of parents are dealing with on the daily.  If you’d like to listen to our conversation, click the image below.  The truth is when you have a high-conflict co-parent, you can expect that just about everything related to co-parenting will be more difficult. Daily haggling over issues like scheduling, how much ti...

Nesting After Divorce. What Parents Need to Know Before Giving It a Try. By  Christina McGhee Nesting after divorce involves kids staying put while parents move in and out of the family home. Sometimes it’s also referred to as “birdnesting.” Initially Sarah and Miguel thought nesting sounded like a perfect solution. While there were many things they disagreed about, they were both laser-focused on the well-being of their tweens. Emotions were high. Nobody wanted to move. So, in a moment of “let’s just get through this,” they agreed:  The kids needed to stay in the house, and we’ll come and go. At first, it worked. Sort of. But as the weeks dragged on, tensions started to escalate. Sarah continued to hang on to the hope that maybe she and Miguel could save their marriage. Miguel, however, was still reeling from the sting of Sarah’s infidelity and wanted out.  It didn’t take long before old arguments started to resurface and communication became extremely strained. While th...

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How To Protect Your Children During Divorce If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my  RSS feed . Thanks for visiting! Welcome friends! I am so glad to have you visiting today. This blog is filled with lots of ideas for a growing family. Sometimes I post affiliate links and, should you purchase any of the products I highlight by clicking through the links, you will be helping me to continue to create fantastic posts and helping to feed my Starbucks addiction. You can read my disclosure policy  here . Divorce is tough on children of all ages, even if the divorce is amicable and you and your soon to be ex aren’t fighting over things. It helps to have people,  including a law firm , on your side that are used to such cases, and people that know your family as well. You have to face it, though, not all divorces are cut and dry. There can be arguments and fights over property, and custody of the children. While one spouse may be wanting to keep the things calm and re...

Co-parenting Tips for Divorced and Separated Parents If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my  RSS feed . Thanks for visiting! Welcome friends! I am so glad to have you visiting today. This blog is filled with lots of ideas for a growing family. Sometimes I post affiliate links and, should you purchase any of the products I highlight by clicking through the links, you will be helping me to continue to create fantastic posts and helping to feed my Starbucks addiction. You can read my disclosure policy  here . Co-parenting after an acrimonious split is rarely easy. Parents have to put their personal concerns aside to ensure that their children don’t suffer due to their marital hassles. And this is imperative because how their parents communicate and understand each other is a crucial part of their childhood and dramatically impacts their psychological health. Therefore, co-parents should have transparent communication and a crystal clear understanding when it comes to...