The Co-Parenting Compass: Charting a Healthy Course for Your Kids After Divorce

Divorce changes everything, but your commitment to your children's wellbeing remains constant. The Co-Parenting Compass provides divorced and divorcing parents with practical, proven strategies for building effective co-parenting relationships that prioritize children's needs above personal conflicts. What You'll Learn: Establish clear communication protocols that reduce conflict and misunderstandings Create consistent boundaries and expectations across two households Design sustainable parenting schedules that work for your family Navigate holidays, special occasions, and difficult transitions Support your children's emotional development through divorce Manage ongoing conflicts without exposing children to parental hostility Modify arrangements as circumstances and children's needs change Author Spencer Westel combines research-based insights from child development and family systems theory with practical techniques drawn from successful co-parenting families. This comprehensive guide addresses the real challenges co-parents face: hostile communications, scheduling conflicts, inconsistent discipline, loyalty conflicts, and the struggle to separate personal grievances from parenting partnership. Perfect for: Newly divorced parents establishing co-parenting arrangements Parents struggling with high-conflict co-parenting relationships Anyone seeking to improve existing co-parenting dynamics Family members and professionals supporting divorced families Unlike theoretical parenting books, The Co-Parenting Compass delivers actionable strategies you can implement immediately. Each chapter provides specific techniques, real-world examples, and step-by-step guidance for common co-parenting challenges. Your children deserve parents who work together on their behalf despite no longer being together. This book shows you how to become those parents, reduce conflict, improve communication, and create stable, nurturing environments in both households. Children of divorce thrive when both parents remain actively engaged in their lives. This book gives you the tools to make that happen.