Topic: co-parent

Real Housewives Parenting Tips: Brandi Glanville Uses Twitter To Co-Parent & Says Her Son Ate One Of LeAnn Rimes’ Laxatives

When in doubt, tweet those gripes about respecting drop-off time, coordinating holiday schedules, and planning student teacher conferences. More »

Splitsville: A Letter To My Future Step-Son’s Mother

Splitsville: A Letter To My Future Step-Sonâ��s Mother

Last week, I wrote a pretty emotional letter to my daughter’s future step-mother. This week, one of our readers responds with her own touching letter to her future step-son’s mom. More »

Co-Parenting Means Forgetting The Gender Roles, Not Flipping Them

Equality isn’t found in who does the vacuuming and dusting, it’s how you look at your partner and your relationship. More »

Is ‘Shared Parenting’ The Cure For Divorced Parents?

Child custody and support has always been a touchy issue. The family laws in place are a general guideline that gets applied to thousands of different scenarios every year. It’s impossible to create a law that fits each unique situation, so a lot of parents and children don’t get their specific needs met.

Rachel Alexander at Townhall believes that she’s found a solution. “Shared Parenting” is the idea that instead of the usual sole-custody-with-parental-visitation-model that’s so commonly used now, divorced parents should split parenting duties, time and costs equally. There would be no child support, which she considers to be the biggest problem with current family law practices, and children would alternate weeks at their parent’s home.
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