The special attributes and interests of the new parents should be made known. This information alone may be enough to create lasting friendships. Work Toward Full Cooperation of All . Nothing should be done to cause parents to compete for the love of the children. Beautiful jobs of cooperation are possible between the stepfather and the real father, the stepmother and the real mother.
Friendly relationships are best.
Certainly all should be on pleasant speaking terms. Joint efforts are better for children than either could provide alone. Excerpted from The Single Parent , a parenting book which is part of the Bowdoin Method of Parent Education series, published by Webster's International, Inc., 1991. Inc. Included on the National Parent Information Network with permission of the publisher. Do not reproduce electronically or in print without prior permission from the publisher.