Worksheet 2

We recommend that you print out this checklist and keep it handy – to frequently remind yourself how you can better cooperation with your coparent

1. Stay focused on your child’s current needs and try not to get sidetracked by past issues and unhelpful emotions.
2. Respect each other’s role as the only biological parents your child will ever have!
3. Respect each other’s time and needs. Set clear boundaries on how and when you’ll communicate.
4. When you communicated, be transparent and focus on individual identifiable issues.
5. Encourage your coparent’s transparency by not making the regret making you aware of mistakes they’ve made or problems they’re having.
6. If your coparent brings a problem to you, offer your ideas, not your judgment or demands that they do things your way. Focus on finding compromise solutions.
7. Use positive reinforcement to incentivize your coparent to cooperate with you. Acknowledge when they’ve done something well and quickly find ways to reward them. Remember, this will benefit your child now, and you in the long run!