Everyone’s circumstances are different, but keeping your child / children as your priority is key to ensuring they don’t get caught up in it all. In this episode we talk about:

• What co-parenting is. 
• How to communicate with children that you are separating and what is going to happen. 
• How to keep the child as your priority and the importance of compartmentalising that side of your life. 
• Why being honest is really important. 
• Your child’s relationship with the other parent – how will it change and what can you do to support it? 
• Communication – keeping it civil and constructive – easier said than done, but so important! 
• What can be done if you struggle to make it work between you both.  
• A co-parenting plan – what is it and what goes in?  
• The emotions...for everyone! 

Our apologies for the background whirring during this episode – Becks’ lap top fan was having a funny 5 minutes (or so..!) 

Links 

Instagram - @bespokefamily / Facebook - @bespokefamily   

Organisations which might be able to help and support: 

• https://www.familylives.org.uk/advice/divorce-and-separation/ 
• https://www.children1st.org.uk/help-for-families/parentline-scotland/guidance-advice/separation-and-divorce/(for those in Scotland) 
•  https://www.parentingni.org (for those in Northern Ireland) 
•  https://www.gingerbread.org.uk 
•  https://fnf.org.uk 
•  https://www.relate.org.uk/relationship-help/help-family-life-and-parenting/stepfamilies 

Our blog: How do I make co-parenting work?  

Bespoke Family 1:1 Parent Consultations: https://www.bespokefamily.co.uk/parent-consultations  

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