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September 28, 2020

Child Custody FAQs

Kristen Holstrom, Managing Attorney of Custody Queens, spoke during our virtual event, Co-Parenting & Coffee, that took place in July 2020. She shared her top tips and recommendations for those working to build a custody agreement. As a custody lawyer and family law specialist, Kristen has years of experience helping families create solutions and parenting plans to help them co-parent.

September 28, 2020

Creating a Partnership with Your Co-Parent with Dr. Ebony Roberts

During our Co-Parenting & Coffee event, Dr. Ebony Roberts shared her co-parenting experience and spoke to a virtual audience about building a partnership with your co-parent. Roberts is an author, researcher, and longtime activist in the food justice and prison abolition movements. Additionally, she is a celebrated speaker and a co-parent. Her TEDxDetroit talk with her co-parent, titled ‘How to co-parent as allies, not adversaries,’ has garnered over 1.5 million views online.

September 28, 2020

Effects of Divorce on Kids

The Mom Psychologist Dr. Jazmine McCoy kindly shared her time and expertise with us during our Co-Parenting & Coffee Event. As a clinical psychologist, author, parent educator, and mom, Dr. McCoy provided the audience with guidelines on how parents can help their kids thrive after a divorce.

August 14, 2020

Custody Transition Day

Pick up and drop off days for a custody exchange can be challenging for both parents and kids. Creating traditions and minimizing the unknown of transition days can make the experience less stressful for your children, and for you.

August 05, 2020

What If We Can’t Co-Parent?

What if co-parenting truly is not an option? Whether due to the relationship with your child’s other parent, the personality of the other parent, or a history of abuse, it is not always possible to foster a co-parenting relationship.

July 30, 2020

Gaslighting

Gaslighting Is a form of manipulation that aims to make the victim feel as though they are to blame for negative behavior and question their own reality and beliefs. This allows the gaslighter to maintain control of a situation and manipulate the people around them.

July 13, 2020

Ultimate List of Resources for Co-Parents

While there are so many blogs and resources out there for parents who are navigating different stages in their growing child’s life, there are often not enough tools out there for co-parents. We have a roundup of resources, toolkits, and other links below to help you navigate one of the most unique relationships in your life.

May 22, 2020

How to Set Co-parenting Boundaries

Personal boundaries as the limits we set with other people about the types of behavior we will accept or not accept in a relationship. Boundaries are equally as important for adults. They keep us safe from physical and mental harm and, in the case of a co-parenting relationship, safe from anger, resentment or bitterness toward one another.

May 21, 2020

High-Conflict Co-Parenting Tips

Not all disputes need to be a bad thing. Conflict can allow co-parents to work through challenges and communicate to find a solution that will benefit their children. High-conflict co-parenting relationships can change over time as co-parents find techniques that work for them.