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“The four Cs of co-parenting—consistency, communication, cooperation, and compromise—make all the difference in the world for kids.”
― Karen Bonnell, The Co-Parenting Handbook: Raising Well-Adjusted and Resilient Kids from Little Ones to Young Adults through Divorce or Separation

“We recommend that co-parents develop a rhythm of meeting predictability in person or over video chat in (roughly) August, January, and March for a triannual business meeting, to increase effective planning and decrease back-and-forth”
― Karen Bonnell, The Co-Parenting Handbook: Raising Well-Adjusted and Resilient Kids from Little Ones to Young Adults through Divorce or Separation

“Second marriages with children are up against tough statistics: 60% to 75% end in divorce. Conflict and unresolved relationship issues can plague the new couple to the point of exhaustion.”
― Karen Bonnell, The Co-Parenting Handbook: Raising Well-Adjusted and Resilient Kids from Little Ones to Young Adults through Divorce or Separation

“When spouses successfully uncouple and can see the benefit and value of their children having a close and connected relationship with their other parent, the tension, anger, and stress can drain out of family ties for children.”
― Karen Bonnell, The Co-Parenting Handbook: Raising Well-Adjusted and Resilient Kids from Little Ones to Young Adults through Divorce or Separation