{"id":279,"date":"2017-08-11T15:01:56","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T15:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collaborativemn.com\/blog\/?p=279"},"modified":"2018-06-08T20:46:18","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T20:46:18","slug":"learning-to-co-parent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.collaborativemn.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/11\/learning-to-co-parent\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning To Co-Parent"},"content":{"rendered":"

Essentials For Effective Co-Parenting<\/h3>\n

Developing healthy co-parenting<\/a> practices can be very difficult between two parents where conflicts exist. Co-parenting is something all parents must do, which is learn to parent with someone who has different ideas for how to raise a child. In families of divorce learning to co-parent your child or children can become even more difficult.<\/p>\n

It is important that parents work to be as consistent between their two homes as possible. There will of course be different levels of co-parenting in families of divorce. There are a few components to co-parenting that are very important. In the \u201cGood Enough Co-Parenting Model\u201d we work to teach about the four most important areas that parents must learn to be able to talk about. To raise a child between two people, parents must be able to discuss matters related to:<\/p>\n

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  1. Education<\/li>\n
  2. Behaviors<\/li>\n
  3. Health<\/li>\n
  4. Schedule<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Some parents are able to learn to discuss even more areas, but these are the most important areas that parents need to be able to plan and work through in order to raise a child together.<\/p>\n

    Getting Along<\/h3>\n

    Working to decrease conflict is important in families of divorce. Decreasing conflict is important for many reasons including:<\/p>\n