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*Children can best deal with their feelings surrounding the separation experience in a climate of | *Children can best deal with their feelings surrounding the separation experience in a climate of cooperation. | ||
*Working together as parents means | *Working together as parents means cooperating with the other parent about raising the children. If you can't do this in person, try by phone or by using notes that are exchanged with the child. | ||
*It is a myth that parents who were not able to get along as a couple cannot work together as parents. They can. It does take time and effort and redefining the relationship and expectations from being a couple, to a more business-like relationship of partners in the parenting of their children. | *It is a myth that parents who were not able to get along as a couple cannot work together as parents. They can. It does take time and effort and redefining the relationship and expectations from being a couple, to a more business-like relationship of partners in the parenting of their children. | ||
*Go directly to the other parent for information, an answer or a solution to a problem. Don’t allow the child to be in the middle, act as a messenger or act as a spy. If you cannot deal directly with the other parent use another adult. | *Go directly to the other parent for information, an answer or a solution to a problem. Don’t allow the child to be in the middle, act as a messenger, or act as a spy. If you cannot deal directly with the other parent, use another adult. | ||
*Give the benefit of the doubt to the other parent’s motives. | *Give the benefit of the doubt to the other parent’s motives. | ||
