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12 Warning Signs of an Unfit Co-Parent
When co-parenting involves coercive control, children can experience emotional, psychological, and even physical harm. Courts have a long way to go in recognizing that patterns of manipulation, neglect, and control indicate parental unfitness. Since most court professionals aren’t trained in psychology or coercive control, here are behaviors to look out for when it comes to documenting your case or showing how your coparent may be unfit. Here are 12 Signs of an Unfit Coparen

Jan & Jillian
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When “Good Advice” Becomes Harmful: The Worst Guidance Safe Parents Hear in Coercive Control Custody Cases
Divorcing someone who operates through coercive control isn’t a “high-conflict divorce.” It’s not two people struggling to communicate or...

Jan & Jillian
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Reclaiming Your Power: Turning Your Co-Parent’s Insults Into Strengths
When you’re co-parenting with someone who uses manipulation, name-calling, or insulting as a tactic, it’s easy to get pulled into their...

Jan & Jillian
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Why Children Suppress Emotions with a Coercive Parent and Release Them with the Safe Parent
In a coercive control dynamic, children often live in two very different emotional worlds. With the coercive parent, emotions are...

Jan & Jillian
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Psychological Strategy Questions to Use with a Coercive Co-Parent in Mediation
Mediation can be a challenging process when dealing with a coercive co-parent who thrives on manipulation, control, and distorting...

Jan & Jillian
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Why The High Conflict Coparent Struggles With Being Solution-Focused
Coparenting requires a significant amount of cooperation, communication, and compromise. However, when one parent exhibits complex...

Jan & Jillian
3 min read
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