Co-parenting with a Toxic Ex: What to Do When Your Ex-Spouse Tries to Turn the Kids Against You

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Children with parents who work well together and foster their co-parenting relationship are better equipped for developing healthy relationships themselves.

If you or someone you know is concerned about symptoms related to depression, seeking professional help from a mental health provider is highly recommended. Fine, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist in practice at a community mental health center in northern New Jersey.Their situations are bound to differ from yours, but this doesn’t mean that their feedback and advice won’t prove to be of value.

Not only does this behavior create tension, it also causes stress to the children and provides a bad example,” says Valencia.If your communication usually happens once per day, then both you and your co-parent should try and sum up all that there is to say in one clear and concise message to reduce any conflict opportunity. You will have to build boundaries and tell the ex to only communicate about the kids and emergencies rather than pimp themselves out over text. Expect your ex to try to control you by “forgetting” to bring your son’s soccer jersey or your daughter’s science textbook when the kids transfer to your house. This book is a life saver , I’m going threw hell , now I know what I’m up against , how to act on contact , not to take it personally . The sooner you understand all of the behaviors and their effect, the sooner you can be a better version of yourself, in any role involved.