Co-Parenting Support
Co-Parenting after a separation or divorce is challenging and stressful for parents and the children. Learning to collaborate together and navigate many decisions is difficult at best. Therapy provides parents a compassionate, non-judgmental and non-blaming safe environment to collaborate as a team for the well-being of the children. Therapy can provide parents with psychoeducation and techniques in navigating decision-making, managing conflict, learning effective communication, and implementing beneficial and supportive parenting strategies. Co-parenting therapy provides support for a sound foundation for promoting the well-being of your family.
According to research studies, the role of parents in co-parenting together creates balance and harmony of family relationships. Therapeutic interventions offer guidance and encouragement to parents as they navigate to maintain a respectful co-parenting relationship while terminating their romantic relationship
How Can Co-Parenting Help?
Co-parenting therapy helps parents learn to set their differences aside for the well-being of their children. Parents learn how to establish healthy boundaries and decrease arguments by implementing conflict resolution skills. Therapy can help parents make the right decisions for your family and stay focused on co-parenting the children.
Parents can learn healthy communication skills that allow them to speak effectively, clarify explanations for specific requests, and coordinate the children’s busy schedules. Co-parenting therapy focuses on the children, addressing problems without personal attacks and blaming one another, and focusing on enjoying the time with your children. Co-parenting can be a collective commitment to learning how to work together to benefit your children’s s well-being.
References
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McHale, J., & Lindahl, K. M. (2011). Co-parenting: A conceptual and clinical examination of family systems: Washington, DC; American Psychological Association.
Nunes, E. C., de Roten, Y., El Ghaziri, N., Favez, N. and Darwiche, J. (2021), Co-Parenting Programs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Fam Relat, 70: 759-776. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12438.