Respecting the importance of each parent in the lives of their children, despite the end of romantic love, is crucial for successful co-parenting. This means acknowledging and valuing the contributions and influence of both parents in the upbringing of their children. But what happens when co-parenting goes wrong and it slowly turns into an ego battle that two parents fight with each other?
For this Expert Mind Talk, we have Dr. Ann Gold Buscho who is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in family issues related to divorce, parenting, parenting planning, and co-parenting counseling. She is passionate about helping parents divorce respectfully so that the entire family can heal and thrive.
Her blog on Psychology Today, “A Better Divorce” has almost 1.5 million readers. In 2013, Dr. Buscho was honored with the Collaborative Practice California Eureka Award, which recognizes those who have made significant contributions to the Collaborative Divorce process in California (CP Cal).
In this Mind Talk session, she explains the basic parameters of co-parenting, the logistics of co-parenting, and how both parents are important for children.
Highlights From This Episode:
- Basic information about Co-Parenting (2:40)
- “Respect that you’re both important to your children even if you no longer love each other.” (13:06)
- Logistics of Co-Parenting (28:10)
- Q&A Session (29:25)
