{"id":1831,"date":"2022-01-12T07:02:39","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T15:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.squarefairy.com\/?p=1831"},"modified":"2024-04-30T12:19:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T19:19:32","slug":"co-parenting-guide-to-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.squarefairy.com\/es\/2022\/01\/12\/co-parenting-guide-to-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Co-Parenting Guide to Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Teresa Harlow (Amazon Paperback<\/a> \/ Amazon Kindle<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-parenting doesn\u2019t have to be hard or mean sacrificing either your family or your own happiness. Yet for so many, that\u2019s exactly how it turns out. Parents continue to battle well after the ink is dry on their divorce papers. And the children? They end up caught in the middle of all the ugliness for the rest of their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many parents find themselves conceding to their new, frustrating normal\u2026 a life filled with uncomfortable encounters with the ex and lost time and experiences with their offspring.  So how do you avoid this fate?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can raise happy kids<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My name is Teresa Harlow. As the author of the bestselling book, Combative to Collaborative: The Co-parenting Code, <\/em>I know first-hand that parents can<\/em> save their families even after divorce. We can<\/em> raise happy kids. And how do I know this? My son\u2019s father and I split over twenty years ago and now that our son is 28, he can attest to the fact that he had a happy childhood. So, what\u2019s the trick?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our formula for success is a lot simpler than you might think. My approach to collaborating effectively with my co-parent was born out of two basic rules of engagement that I learned as a child from my mother.  And when you read them, they\u2019ll probably sound familiar to you too. The first is, \u201cIf you have nothing nice to say, don\u2019t say anything.\u201d And second, \u201cTreat others the way you want to be treated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s it? You\u2019re supposed to base the rest of your relationship with your ex on just these two rules? Yes! In fact, this approach works not only with a co-parent but with every relationship in your life whether it is a family member, co-worker, or even that technical support rep you need to call about a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three Stages of Co-Parenting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Of course, Combative to Collaborative: The Co-parenting Code<\/em> is more than a couple sentences long. So, what are the other 215 pages about? Well, the truth is that just because we know the rules of the game doesn\u2019t mean we abide by them or know how to successfully apply them in our lives. I methodically lay these things out for you in my three stages of co-parenting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n