Children from families of divorce may suffer painful consequences, and yet children who are surrounded by support and given the skills and information needed to cope with the situation suffer fewer painful consequences. Co-parenting is a phrase used to describe divorced or separated parents who are sensitive to their child's distress and who learn techniques that avoid putting children in the middle.
Lets face it, many couples find it extremely difficult to divorce amicably.
Typically there's potential for a great deal of anger, resentment, disappointment and pain. A parent may mistakenly use children as weapons by controlling the other parent's access to the children or financial support. All of this puts children at risk and may add to the burden which children of divorce already face. When a family is reorganized because of separation or divorce, the parenting responsibilities also need to be reorganized. Remind yourself about why it's important to develop a new partnership as parents for your children.