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6 Tips to Being the Parent Your Kid Deserves
Your kid deserves the best parent you can be. But how do they get that?
Being a single parent wasn’t on your radar. You were in love when you had your kid(s), and you envisioned raising them with your partner. Then everything went to hell and the next thing you knew, you were arguing over where the kids would live and what an acceptable amount of child support is.
Whether you and your ex constantly argue over everything or have found a way to peacefully co-parent, parenting after a split requires finding a balance between doing what you want and trying to make sure you don’t end up back in court because you pissed off your ex.
This urge to avoid court and arguments with your ex can cause you to second-guess yourself and overthink every decision. But this doesn’t make you the parent your kid deserves. This makes you the parent who lives in fear and anxiety and their kid suffers as a result.
How can you avoid that?
Stop comparing yourself to other parents (including your ex)
When you and your ex were together, you had to work together. You compromised. You found middle ground when you had differing opinions. But once you split, that’s not always going to be…
