HDFS 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Coparenting
6 Nov 2018
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Daily magic minutes : partings - know 1 thing that is happening that day for your parent, debrief - 20 minutes a day, admiration and appreciation - 5 minutes, affection - 5 minutes. Winners : do better after divorce. Bouncing between households and taking care of younger siblings: empathy. A whole new level of understanding of the situation: less gendered sex-roles. Picking up chores that maybe your mother/father would do but you do it in their absence. What children need : protection from con ict, healthy parents, predictability/routines, social support, important buffers. In a non blaming matter: allow child to express all their feelings, allow children to be children with appropriate responsibility, nurture parent-child relationships. Do not : emotionally burden children, burden children with details of divorce, give children too much responsibility, create loyal binds, change discipline style, encourage negative feelings toward other parent. Co-parenting strategies : acknowledge child"s need for relationship with other parent and encourage connection:
