In today's post-divorce and real-life modern family setting, co-parenting has played an important role in keeping a balance within the family. However, co-parenting has never been an easy task. In fact, it takes a lot of determination from both parents to make it work.
One of the challenges in cases of divorce or separation is maintaining a harmonious relationship with an ex for the sake of the children. But in high conflict and complex family arrangement, the concept of co-parenting may only make matters worst.
Fortunately, writer and blogger Galina Nemirovsky outlined some tips in making co-parenting successful. In her Huffington Post article, Nemirovsky admitted leaving her husband was the hardest but the best decision she has ever made.
Even though her husband wasn't a bad man and was a perfect father to her son, Nemirovsky said he wasn't the right man for her. Since she didn't want to punish her son for the wrong choices she made, she decided to arrange an unbiased and reasonable co-parenting schedule.
In spite of the fact that Nemirovsky and her ex-husband have impeccably split their co-parenting schedule, the process was excruciating, especially during the divorce. But Nemirovsky was so determined to be a better parent to their son and make their co-parenting successful so they decided to let go of all the negativities that surrounded their lives such as anger, resentment and disgust.
As Nemirovsky and her husband let go of all the angst and bitterness that plagued their lives and relationship, she realized that co-parenting doesn't mean being half a parent. Instead, it's a solution for an unfortunate situation that allows parents to thrive by giving themselves the much-needed mental and physical break.
Despite the fact that it's best to have a complete and perfect family, divorce is not the end of a nuclear family or a conclusion to the standard family concept of living together in one house, "Big Bang Theory" star and neuroscientist Mayim Bialik told Today. With that said, co-parenting is also not about robbing something from your children or hurting them with unresolved therapy.
Co-parenting, however, aims to prioritize children's well-being first, particularly in a life reorganized to make room for everyone's needs. By letting go of bitterness and anger, co-parenting becomes a key to free couples from the arduous spell of unhappy marriages.
Meanwhile, parenting is indeed a life-changing milestone that can be both rewarding and stressful. But with the drastic changes that come with it, parents could sometimes lose sight of themselves in the process, leaving them vulnerable to feel depressed. That's why, Democrat & Chronicle reported that depression should not be a taboo topic in parenting.
