Dads’ Resource
Center offers tips for setting up successful co-parenting in 2023
STATE COLLEGE,
Pennsylvania – (December 13, 2022) – Millions of families co-parent, but not all are successful at it. This
is often because they don't have the necessary tools to navigate the situation.
The more they know about how to co-parent successfully, the better off they and
the children will be. With a new calendar upon us, it's a great time to set
some co-parenting resolutions for 2023.
"There is no more important new year’s resolution
to make than striving to be a better parent," said Dads' Resource Center
Executive Director Jeffrey Steiner. "For separated parents, what their
children need and want more than anything is for mom and dad to work together
in a respectful and productive manner on their behalf."
Here are 5 tips for setting successful co-parenting
resolutions for the New Year:
·
Use the
new calendar as motivation for a fresh start if one is needed. There’s
something liberating about a new year that helps people start new things,
create goals, etc.
·
Sign
down and have a conversation about the coming year. Determine what the two of you
would like to achieve, avoid, and improve upon. An open and understanding
conversation filled with kindness, rather than blaming, will go a long way.
·
Make
some co-parenting resolutions together that will lead to positive change and
outcomes. Whether it's to no longer argue in front of the child, stop being
late to pick-up times, or something else, determine what will be worked on.
·
Resolve
to not speak poorly about the other parent to the child. It's easy to get mad
at one another and then complain to the child about it, but that is stress they
don't need. They will feel like the conflicts are their fault, so that should
be avoided.
·
Discuss
how the two of you will handle conflicts from now on. When agreeing upon a
constructive way to address them, resolve to stick to that as the new year
starts and makes its way through the seasons. It may be necessary to remind
each other months down the road of the goals for the year.
“Whatever the reasons that their relationship did not
work out, their children will be their shared interest for many years,” said
Steiner. “At the same time that they look to move forward in their own lives,
they need to work collaboratively on behalf of their children.”
Dads' Resource Center was started by Dr. Joel N.
Myers, a father of eight and the founder and CEO of AccuWeather. Its mission is
to help combat the issues associated with children growing up without their
fathers in the home. At its heart, the center is a child advocacy organization
that aims to ensure that each child has the appropriate involvement and
contributions from both parents. To get more information, visit the site at: https://dadsrc.org.
About Dads’ Resource Center
The Dads' Resource Center is the leading advocate for
single fathers. They believe that father absence is a major factor in nearly
every social issue our country faces, and that all able and willing dads should
be allowed to uphold their sacred responsibility as fathers. The DRC provides
education, resources and advocacy for single fathers struggling to be in the
lives of their children due to the involvement of the family court, county and
human services system. To get more information, visit our website at: https://dadsrc.org.
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