5 Tips on How to Cope With High Conflict Co-Parenting

I know a number of very lucky women who after divorcing or leaving their child's father, either had him drop off the face of the planet, or who have a wonderful post-divorce relationship with their ex.  Both groups are able to parent their children both with the same goal - ensuring that their children grown and develop into fully functional adults without the baggage from their parent's divorce ruling their lives.

The women in the first category may have a difficult time of it - money worries likely being one of the most important outcomes.  However, those are the lucky women who get to make all the decisions without interference.  Of course, they also have to take on all the consequences - but if done right, these women can mould fully functional adults without the pressure of a difficult co-parenting relationship.

Diagnosis: Dysgraphia - Struggling Against my Ex AND the System

My son was experiencing some difficulties learning to read.  He had been in the same day care since age 1.  When I left my ex he was 2 and a half.  My ex worked 12 hours shifts, and given the extreme tension at the time, I gave in to his request to take my son out of care early on the days he was off.  And then he started to get him there late on the other days.  It was difficult on those days for him to get a consistent amount of time with his preschool teachers.  And there was a lot going on with lawyers and my new daughter and everything else.  I knew there were some issues with his learning.  He could sing the alphabet song but didn't seem to grasp the relationship to written letters.  His teachers pointed to a speech issue - so I arranged speech therapy.  He figured out how to count and seemed to be able to handle basic math.  I was working with him at home on his letter identification.