When issues or potential conflicts arise around child custody, parenting plans, custody agreements, divorce or similar issues:
remember that fear means you are getting closer to the truth
imagine yourself in the other person’s position
know the impact your behavior has upon others
acknowledge that your family relationships are the highest priority
remember that your reputation is always in issue
value the importance of staying “in relationship” and not checking out
When thinking about how to reach a resolution:
be willing to reach mutually satisfactory agreements
avoid posturing, tantrums, and “all or nothing” ultimatums
have no judgment about the other’s lifestyle, ideas or plans
identify mutual needs and interests that serve ...
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Parenting together is the unspoken agreement we make with our partner or spouse when we both decide to have children and become parents. Having been children ourselves, we know that parents who cooperate and share responsibility are acting in the best interests of the child. We also know that when parents refuse to cooperate and fail to agree on how to raise a child, it is the child who ultimately suffers.
In a recent article in the International Herald Tribune, records indicate that the divorce rate in India is well on the rise.
Few societies on earth take marriage more seriously than this one. Marriage comes early, sometimes even in youth, and is cemented by illegal dowries. Opulent weddings swallow life savings. So venerated is marriage that when bruised, beaten wives flee to their parents' homes for sanctuary, they are often turned back, implored to make it work.
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“As a single, first-time parent, KidsFirst! really helped me think through all the issues of child custody and shared parenting with my son's father. Working through the questionaire clarified my own values and attitudes about raising my child to be happy, healthy and well-adjusted and serves as good discussion points with his father. I’m hopeful that with the KidsFirst! Parenting Plan that we can always come to agreement about what is best for our son.” Mary Miller
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