Table of Contents
What is a co-parent? 6
Why a co-parent’s companion? 7
How can I be the best parent possible? 8
Under one roof: How do you define “family”? 13
Defining your role as a co-parent 17
Is it time to renew your co-parenting contract? 22
Parenting apart:
Keeping the kids out of the middle 28
Creating caregiving partnerships: Tag-team parenting
36
Parent yourself, too! 42
“Just wait until your father gets home!” 49
Single parenting:
Doing the impossible daily 56
Are you suffering from parent burn-out? 62
On parental alienation: The subtlest hurt of all 68
What is not alienation? 73
“Shhh! Don’t tell!” 77
When the kids have two homes:
Establishing sensible visitation plans 82
Working parents = Working kids? 87
Are you being emotionally blackmailed? 92
Is your child a chameleon? 98
A place to call your own 104
The co-parenting quiz 110
If you only read one chapter, read this one! 114
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Required reading in
the ancient art of cooperative caregiving ...
... no matter if you are a single parent, married or
apart,
sharing childcare responsibilities with your parents, your neighbors or
anyone!
The quality of the consistency and communication
among co-parents weaves a safety net
that helps your kids feel secure and safe.
"The Co-parent's Companion"
helps caregivers establish the consistency and
communication necessary
to keep kids out of the middle.
Pick a chapter. Read it together. Sit down and talk it through.
How does this idea about co-parenting fit into our lives?
How can we make certain our kids always know that they have a safety
net,
no matter the nature of our adult relationship?
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