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All Things Parenting: Parallel Parenting: A Proven Approach to Successful High Conflict Co Parenting with Brook Olsen co-parenting high conflict divorce high conflict marriage high conflict personality parallel parenting Jun 16, 2023

Welcome to another episode of All Things Parenting.  You’re post divorce and survived the chaotic, complex, often times hostile and overwhelming divorce process. You thought you would be free, feel better, be less triggered and engaged with your ex. But you have kids together and somedays it feel...

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High Conflict Divorce: Parallel Parenting with A Narcissist co-parenting high conflict high conflict divorce parallel parenting Aug 01, 2022

Today we speak with a guest who explains that Parallel Parenting IS Co-parenting, it is simply a more effective approach to high conflict co-parenting.  The refreshing tone of this conversation acknowledges how unreasonable it is to expect to be able to follow the amicable co-parenting rules when...

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When Your Kids Prefer Your Ex-Husband, even on Mother’s Day coparenting divorce holidays mothers day parallel parenting post-divorce May 07, 2018

When Your Kids Prefer Your Ex-Husband, even on Mother’s Day

My ex-husband’s first weekend with the kids post-divorce was Father’s Day. “How apropos”, I recall thinking to myself. Of course he bought the most adorable Welsh Terrier puppy for the kids. I remember how their faces lit up, how ecstatic ...

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