Taken from the Attachment Parenting Blog... by Dave Taylor
You can work a little magic and learn to resolve almost any conflict with your co-parent even any cooperation. That's difficult to believe, I know, but when you change your own behavior and response to arguments, others' behavior in response changes automatically. It's like magic but it's simple yet not easy. Like poker, though, it's a minute to learn and a lifetime to master.
You can get started with 8 simple keys:
You can work a little magic and learn to resolve almost any conflict with your co-parent even any cooperation. That's difficult to believe, I know, but when you change your own behavior and response to arguments, others' behavior in response changes automatically. It's like magic but it's simple yet not easy. Like poker, though, it's a minute to learn and a lifetime to master.
You can get started with 8 simple keys:
- Be hard on the problem, but easy on the people. "Winter break is always such a hectic time since the kids aren't in school. How do you want to rearrange the parenting plan to adjust for that?" gets a better response than "You never help with childcare over winter break so I'm taking the kids to my parents' and that's that." People will help you solve a problem if they don't feel attacked.
Please continue reading 8 Simple Keys to Resolving Conflicts With Your Ex: No Cooperation Required - Tech Support
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