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  • Oct 4

Fall Into Peace: A High-Conflict Co-Parenting Reset for October

As fall routines settle in and holidays approach, high-conflict co-parenting can feel especially challenging. This October, learn how to reduce unnecessary conflict, establish healthy boundaries, communicate effectively, and create stability for your children. Small shifts in mindset and planning can help you focus less on conflict and more on building peace, consistency, and security for your family.

  • Sep 3

Falling Into Routines: Helping Children Thrive During the Fall Transition

For coparenting families, these transitions can feel especially significant. With multiple schedules to coordinate and new responsibilities to manage, fall often requires everyone to work together in new ways.

  • Aug 1

From Summer to Fall: Finding Joy in the Transition as a Single Parent or Co-Parent

ugust has always felt like a month of transition. The long, carefree days of summer begin to shorten. Store shelves fill with school supplies. Calendars start filling up again. Families everywhere begin preparing for a new season.

  • Jul 3

When One Boom Starts the Fireworks: Emotional Volume Control in High‑Conflict Co‑Parenting

One boom can start a fireworks show, and a co-parenting conflict. Learn how volume control helps keep communication calm and focused.

  • May 1

Happy May: Away from "May I?" and into Confident Coparenting

  • Still Family Team
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This month, I want to talk about something subtle but powerful in coparenting: asking permission for things you already have the right to do.

  • Apr 4

Not Just in April: The Year‑Round Foolishness of Bad‑Faith Coparenting

Every year, April Fools’ Day arrives like clockwork but for many parents navigating the emotional landscape of shared custody, there’s another kind of foolishness that creeps into text threads, parenting‑time negotiations, school events, doctor appointments, and even the daily exchanges at drop‑off.

  • Mar 4

Forgiveness in High-Conflict Coparenting: What it is, and What it is Not

When you’re parenting with someone who brings conflict, instability, or emotional volatility into your life, forgiveness can feel like an unrealistic expectation.

  • Dec 17, 2025

The Best Revenge on an Ex

  • Still Family Team
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