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How To Effectively Coparent With a Narcissistic Co-parent…Avoid This One Mistake
Coparenting with a narcissist can be challenging, but it's essential for meeting the needs of your children. At every turn, they seem to...

Jan & Jillian
3 min read


Navigating Stepparenting: What Not to Do When Parenting Divorced Kids
Stepping into the role of a stepparent in a divorced family brings its own set of challenges and complexities. While building meaningful...

Jan & Jillian
4 min read


Top 7 Coercion Tactics The High-Conflict Co-Parent Will Use During the Holidays
The holiday season is supposed to be a time of joy, togetherness, and celebration. However, for individuals dealing with a high-conflict...

Jan & Jillian
4 min read


How To Protect Your Child from Becoming a Pseudo-Spouse
Co-parenting can be a challenging journey, especially when it involves a high-conflict ex-partner. In such situations, the risk of one...

Jan & Jillian
3 min read


Breaking Free From Enmeshment and Rebuilding Family Dynamics
Family is often considered the cornerstone of our lives, a source of support, love, and understanding. However, not all families function...

Jan & Jillian
4 min read


Encouraging Children to Express Emotions and Avoid Suppression
Divorce is a challenging and emotional process for all parties involved, but it can be especially tough on children. Kids of divorce...

Jan & Jillian
6 min read


Why Neglecting Child Activities Leaves Lasting Consequences
Is your co-parent neglecting the kids’ activities? Do they often put their needs before the kids and claim they can do what they want...

Jan & Jillian
3 min read


6 Ways The Narcissistic Co-parent Is Surveilling You
The reasons behind their surveilling is rooted in their desire for control and superiority. By knowing every aspect of your life, they...

Jan & Jillian
2 min read


Dating After Divorce: Setting Boundaries With Your Coparent And For The Kids' Well-Being
Many times when going through divorce, if a co-parent has an inferiority complex they will begin dating immediately to fulfill their...

Jan & Jillian
4 min read


What Does It Mean To Gaslight (And How To Respond To Your Coparent)
When someone attempts to gaslight you, this refers to a manipulative tactic where they deliberately distort or deny your perception of...

Jan & Jillian
3 min read


7 Types of Narcissism And How To Spot Them
Narcissism has increasingly become a very popular word these days for labeling someone’s personality and high-conflict behavior. So...

Jan & Jillian
4 min read


Why The Narcissistic Coparent Is Enmeshed With Their Children
What is an enmeshed relationship between parent and child? Enmeshment between a child and a narcissistic coparent refers to a...

Jan & Jillian
3 min read


Why The Narcissist Parent Chooses A Golden Child
A narcissistic parent has an inflated sense of self-importance that requires constant admiration and attention from others, including...

Jan & Jillian
3 min read


Identifying Indirect Psychological Abuse Tactics in CoParenting
While some forms of abuse are obvious there are also indirect or more covert forms of abuse that are so subtle they will go under the...

Jan & Jillian
4 min read


5 Must-Have Co-Parenting Communication Boundaries
When it comes to transitioning from a romantic relationship to a co-parenting one, it will be essential to establish communication...

Jan & Jillian
3 min read


Signs Of A Coercive Co-Parent And What Lengths They Will Go To Manipulate
Are you constantly questioning yourself? Do you feel like no matter what you say, your co-parent finds a way to flip the script and blame...

Jan & Jillian
3 min read


Overcome Your Emotional Triggers: How To Stop Your Co-Parent From Getting The Best of You
Healing emotional triggers can be a gradual and sometimes challenging process, but there are several steps you can take to begin feeling...

Jan & Jillian
3 min read


Signs a parent is projecting Munchausen by proxy onto the child
Munchausen by proxy, also known as factitious disorder imposed on another (FDIA), is a rare form of child abuse in which a caregiver...

Jan & Jillian
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33 Validating Statements To Say To Your Child
I can see why you are upset. That must be hard. Wow, that must feel like a lot of pressure. That must be frustrating. That does sound...

Jan & Jillian
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How The Narcissist Creates Sibling Rivalry
Do arguments between the children feel out of control and never-ending? If so, chances are one of your biggest concerns as a co-parent...

Jan & Jillian
4 min read
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