The Power of Boundary-Setting in Co-Parenting
Got boundaries? You should! Healthy co-parenting relies on mutual respect, which is easier to achieve when both parenting partners clearly define what that means to them. To treat each other…
The Co-Parenting Status Quo: How It Can Keep Us From Moving Forward
Have you ever heard of the “status quo bias?” Researchers first coined this term in 1988 to describe the natural human tendency to maintain present states or conditions- even when…
Top 3 Co-Parenting Conflicts and How to Resolve Them
The road to healthy co-parenting doesn’t follow a straight path; you’re bound to encounter some bumps along the way. At Koh-Parenting, we’ve worked with them all, and we can tell…
Kids are People Too: How Co-Parents Can Use a Respectful Approach to Nurture Their Child’s Development
Kids are people too, but do we always treat them as such? As parents, we become so wrapped up in molding our children to become high-functioning, contributing members of society…
Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Suicide is a topic that everyone hopes to avoid; it’s painful and uncomfortable to talk about and can have devastating consequences. But the reality is that suicide is a real…
Choosing Sides: Loyalty Conflicts in Co-Parenting
There are few things more heart-breaking than being rejected by your own child. This can happen to all parents from time to time, but can be especially impactful for co-parenting…
Building a Strong Home-School Connection: 3 Simple Steps for Co-Parents
Home and school: they’re two (often very) distinct spheres, but should they be kept separate? When you’re juggling all the responsibilities that come with co-parenting, you may feel like compartmentalizing…
Self-Reflection: The Key to Stepping Up Your Co-Parenting Game
Our mission at KohParenting is grounded in the importance of self-reflection and the key role it plays in co-parenting. Research demonstrates that it can increase effectiveness and satisfaction in parenting…
Not Your Parents’ Discipline: Does the Parenting of the Past Fit Your Needs Today?
“My parents did it that way, and I ended up just fine!” People often invoke these words to defend or justify their childrearing strategies or beliefs, or critique current practices…
Not Your Parents’ Discipline: How Parenting Has Changed Over the Years, and What It Means for Your Co-Parenting
“I want to do better for my kids,” and “I was raised that way, and I turned out fine!” These two statements represent two conflicting sides of a perennial debate…