Collaboration Expert - Teresa Harlow So you’re co-parenting on Halloween, the official kickoff off the holiday season and stress-fest extraordinaire for many parents. All of the pumpkin carving, wiener roasts, costumes, and trick or treating are supposed to create beautiful memories that you will capture in photos and video to be reflected on fondly for decades. But when your family is no longer under one roof, your sweet experiences can turn sour if you’re not careful? For divorced and separated parents, I have 3 tricks to share with you that will make your Halloween a treat for both kids an ..read more

Collaboration Expert - Teresa Harlow Free Gifts for those Co-parenting During Child Centered Divorce Month In recognition of January as “Child-Centered Divorce Month”, I am GIVING AWAY my eBook Combative to Collaborative: The Co-parenting Code on AMAZON this FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY ONLY (January 12-14). If you or someone you know is a divorced or separated parent who could use some help, please share this information with them. Get your Free eBook HERE January 12-14, 2024! Also, don’t forget about all the great freebies available for International Child Centered Divorce Month. During the ..read more

Collaboration Expert - Teresa Harlow Divorced and separated parents have many professionals ready to “help them” with their issues following their separation from the other parent. There are divorce coaches, mediators, therapists, psychologists, parenting classes, parenting coordinators, social workers, certified divorce financial advisors, divorce attorneys and guardian ad litems. There are even coaches who will help single parents learn how to date again. And then there’s me. A Co-parenting Coach. While I didn’t set out to invent a new type of coach, as I’ve talked to others who support pa ..read more

Collaboration Expert - Teresa Harlow It’s high school graduation party planning season. And for those who are divorced with graduating students, it’s just another challenging scenario made more difficult by the fact that you’re divorced. Divorced Parent High School Graduation Party Planning can become a sticky matter quickly if you’re not careful. Should you plan a graduation party with your co-parent or keep matters separate? Will everyone just come to your ex’s party and blow your’s off? Will you child have the patience to be polite and appreciate both parties? Will separate parties make t ..read more

Collaboration Expert - Teresa Harlow January is International Child-Centered Divorce Month and YOU STILL HAVE A FEW DAYS to grab a ton of free gifts from divorce, parenting, and other professionals world-wide at a special website available through January 31. Enter your email address and you’ll instantly access all the helpful gifts and resources including my own gift: A FREE 30-Minute Private Co-parent Coach Session with me PLUS a FREE Download of my Audio Book – Combative to Collaborative: The Co-parenting Code See it all at https://www.divorcedparentsupport.com DON’T MISS ALL THESE AMAZIN ..read more

Collaboration Expert - Teresa Harlow As thoughts turn to the new year and making New Year’s resolutions, we often focus on our health, our careers, and maybe how we plan to enjoy our lives more in general in the coming year. A key part of all these things are our relationships. Having strained relationships can wreak havoc on our health, career potential, and certainly affect our enjoyment of life. What will you commit to doing in 2023 that will improve the relationships most important to your happiness? As a recovering jackass myself, I have 3 New Years resolutions for you to consider that ..read more

Collaboration Expert - Teresa Harlow Last year, Ohio House Representatives Rodney Creech (Republican, District 43) and Thomas E. West (Democrat, District 49) co-sponsored House Bill 508, the Equal Parenting Act –  Children Need Both Parents aimed at establishing a statewide rebuttable presumption of 50/50 shared parenting. In this blog, I share a series of video clips from a larger video produced by National Parents Organization to get the word out to communities, family courts, and families across Ohio. Representative Creech has parents share their stories with him all the tim ..read more

Collaboration Expert - Teresa Harlow Recently, I was asked to share the Mindful Co-parenting Guide created by Custody X Change, a company that offers software for creating and managing custody agreements.  But before I could share it with all of you, I had to review the guide myself to make sure it aligns to my views and advice on co-parenting. After having done this, I can report that the Mindful Co-parenting Guide is a useful quick reference for divorcing and divorced parents. The online guide is organized into eleven parts and, like my book, Combative to Collaborative: The Co-parenti ..read more

Collaboration Expert - Teresa Harlow In this short video, I share my tips on how to approach a co-parent when you run into co-parenting conflicts. Maybe it’s over the parenting schedule, a discipline issue, or some aspect of financial support. Before you ever initiate a conversation to discuss a co-parenting conflict, first, it is helpful to make sure you are ready to focus on what is important. But in the throes of a conflict you may be focused on your anger with the other person, the co-parenting conflict itself, or how you want to see it resolved. With your focus elsewhere, you may fail ..read more