Good Co-Parenting Management is Important

Co-Parenting ManagementCo-parenting is definitely not an easy task, especially if you’re completely new to the idea. Everyone has his or her own unique situation when it comes to co-parenting. Stress levels are high, and if you are in a high-conflict situation they may be almost unbearable. This makes good co-parenting management extremely important, because in the end, it is the welfare of the children that matters the most.

Co-parenting management is not restricted to divorced or separated parents. In fact, many parents who stay together could often time use some sort of management system to more effectively parent their children. People have busy lives, and unfortunately that lack of time in a day is taken out on the children in a family. When parents are divorced or separated it makes the task of parenting much more difficult. Some are able to find a solution for co-parenting management by themselves, but others may not be able to do so on their own.

Possibly one of the greatest problems that arise from a lack of co-parenting management is increased stress level for the parents and risk of psychological difficulties for the children involved. Going through a divorce in general may put your child or children at risk for psychological problems, though continuing their exposure to conflict between the parents, post-divorce, greatly increases these risks. By implementing a co-parenting management system you are able to greatly reduce the conflict between the two co-parents and indirectly decrease these risks for the children.
 

The details of co-parenting management

  • Depending on the visitation agreement between your co-parent and yourself, scheduling often becomes a problem. Good co-parenting management often involves some sort of scheduling system, which will include a calendar. This calendar will include all of the children’s activities such as sports games, dance recitals, vacations, etc. The calendar should also include details regarding when each co-parent will be taking care of the child. It is a good idea to have both a long-term calendar (typically a year or two) for regular events such as holidays, and a short-term calendar (typically a month or two) for irregular events such as sports games.
  • Many co-parenting families have younger children who still attend school. In this case, it is very important to be able to share any important information regarding the child’s education process. As a parent, we cannot always depend on our children to tell us everything going on in their lives; they may forget or just have other things on their mind. If anything important occurs while the child is with the other co-parent it is important that they relay that information to you as well. With effective co-parenting management this can be done through emailing to reduce conflict. Other important information includes emergency contacts, insurance information, health details, etc.
  • A recent trend has been to turn to online resources for co-parenting management. Often times you will have the ability to receive notifications of new information on your child. The ability to be notified of any change with your child and co-parent such as a new expense, a scheduling conflict, a request to switch visitation days, etc. This system greatly reduces conflict simply because there is little to no contact between the two co-parents.


A good co-parenting management system is vital to the health and wellbeing of any co-parenting family. They are able to greatly help to reduce conflict and decrease the risk of psychological damage to the children involved. To find out more about the features of an online co-parenting management system please visit our features section.