You’ve tried being easy-going and flexible, and you’ve tried being clear and firm, but nothing has worked when it comes to co-parenting with your ex, and I can tell you why: You’re trying to do the impossible. If your ex is narcissistic, abusive, controlling, rageful, or in some other way toxic, your efforts at any reasonable co-parenting will be thwarted. But you don’t need to give up because there is something you can do, and it’s called parallel parenting. Today I’m going to teach you all about the differences between co-parenting and parallel parenting and my top five tips for creating as much peace as possible.
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Resources for Five Tips for Co-Parenting with a Toxic Ex
Pema Chodron, “How We Get Hooked and How We Get Unhooked,: Lion’s Roar, January 13, 2023
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