Modeling a cooperative mutually respectful relationship for them can help improve their long-term development.
If you and your family are in this situation, youre not alone.
The structures of families have changed over the years and families today come in many different shapes and sizes.
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Cooperative co-parenting can be beneficial for children as it provides a stable, consistent, and supportive environment.
Any similarities in rules or routines are often not planned or intentional.
What Does Healthy Co-Parenting Look Like?
However, it is possible to have joint custody arrangements without co-parenting and co-parenting arrangements without joint custody.
Co-parenting can be an effective way for parents to raise their children after a divorce or separation.
Successful co-parenting takes a lot of communication, coordination, planning, flexibility, and mutual respect.
This can sometimes be difficult to achieve, particularly with an ex-partner youre no longer with.
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