The gold standard in parenting after divorce that we're all supposed to aim for is co-parenting - you work collaboratively on all aspects of your child's life with your ex. You work to adopt common parenting strategies, have consistent rules between homes, attend events together, and some even vacation together.

The reality is that very few parents can accomplish this all the time and for some parents this is an impossible standard most of the time. Trying to follow co-parenting strategies may actually cause more conflict and leads to stress and anxiety for everyone, including your child.

The alternative model is parallel parenting, something that isn't talked about enough.

Joining Mandy for this Conversation is Jai Kissoon from Our Family Wizard, the third party communication platform which helps parents managing their parenting and reduces the conflict.

There's a synopsis of this show posted at Mandy's blog: https://sincemydivorce.com/parallel-parenting-doesnt-make-bad-parent