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When divorced parents struggle with co-parenting communication

My ex-wife and I are trying to co-parent well after our divorce but we keep falling back into old communication patterns that don't work and now our kids are starting to play us against each other. We both want what's best for them but we can't seem to figure out how to be allies instead of adversaries.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The end of a romantic relationship does not automatically create the emotional neutrality required for effective partnership in parenting.

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