For the kids sake co-parent
Jeannette Lofas
Examiner.com
For many divorced families the process of divorce goes on for years and years. The parents’ relationship continues through the children. The children have a better chance of achieving in life when ex-spouses cooperate in parenting. According to our research, few children have this luxury.
What Is Co-Parenting?
Co-parenting is cooperative parenting by exes in the best interests of their child. Good co-parenting involves civility. While this seems obvious, most divorced parents usually fail to cooperate in co-parenting their children. Many former partners habitually argue, belittle each other, or refuse to talk to each other. Such "acting out" of old angers and divorce wounds is dangerous for their children. When you behave badly toward your ex in front of your child, or bad-mouth your ex to your child, you diminish yourself, your ex-partner, and most of all, your child. Your upsets only serve to damage the child’s self-esteem. Uncooperative divorced parents must recognize that when they give voice to these feelings, their children may become anxious, upset, or act out their feelings of low self-worth.
Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-6120-NY-Blended-Families-Examiner~y2009m6d25-For-the-kids-sake-coparent
