The ABA Family Law Section newsletter features a portion of “Parenting After Divorce” (Impact Publishers, 2000), by Philip M. Stahl, Ph.D (excerpt):
There are many things that parents argue about that aren’t so important. Some of this is related to different parenting philosophies and some of it is related to the difficulty of sharing your child. Accept that there is more than one “right way� to parent. Learn to be less rigid and more accepting of your child’s other parent. Rather than trying to change how the other parent does his job of parenting, do your best job of parenting during the time your child is with you, without criticizing the other parent. Children are capable of being parented in two different styles, and many children of divorce adjust quite well to two very different homes. Remember, just as you will want to avoid criticizing the other parent, you will not want to deal with criticism of your parenting techniques.
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