What’s the Difference Between Co-Parenting and Parallel Parenting?
How you parent with your ex-spouse can make a big impact on your child's life. Learn the difference between co-parenting and parallel parenting.
Over the last few decades, research by child development experts has demonstrated numerous benefits to children when their living arrangements enable support from both parents. One reason is that parents who co-parent tend to experience lower conflict than those who have sole custody arrangements. Studies show that conflict is what creates the most pain and anguish for children after their parents split, and that keeping parental disagreements to a minimum is a key aspect of helping kids become resilient. Although co-parenting has many benefits, by making a few changes, high conflict relationships might find that parallel parenting is actually be...