Parenting with a Toxic Partner

Parenting is hard enough as it is. It is 24/7 for 365 days for many many years! Not only is it tough, we don’t get any training at it. We don’t take courses to prepare. We don’t get degrees in it. And for many of us, we didn’t have good role models.

I think we can all agree that parenting is hard! Now add to that having a toxic co-parent!! This just became your worst nightmare!

Like trying to drive a big car on snowy roads with a passenger pulling on you, yelling at you, distracting you, doing everything they can to work against you. Meanwhile, you are just trying to keep the car safely on the road. By the time you arrive anywhere, you are a nervous wreck, jumpy and exhausted.

Make a game plan for you and your kids now. Don’t just survive this nightmare. Set yourself up to thrive in the midst of the chaos, building internal skills that will serve you and your kids for the rest of your lives.

Much abuse is so covert that the signs of toxic parenting are often easier to see in the victims than in the actual abuser. Know the signs of abuse in you and in your children. Alertness to these subtle signs in your own children can be the difference between a crashing soul and a thriving one. Internal wounds left unseen and unaddressed leave deep scars that haunt people for decades or even lifetimes. Know the signs!

Develop your own parenting skills for this nightmare you find yourself in. You are stronger than you know, and you can do this! Not only will this help your kids, but it will help you so much too! Emotional muscle building is good for everyone!

Here is what one reader says - “I'm a parental alienation professional with clinical and legal experience with over 100 books on this subject. I've bought copies for my clients because of this book:
1. Fills a subject gap - teaching your children what to do if they have a toxic parent (if you still have access to them). (Hints: Critical thinking and reality testing (don't just accept what you are told) and resiliency.
2. Impressive guidance - quality and thoroughness from a mom who knows it better than 99% of clinicians!
3. It's well organized, not filled with theories, and it doesn't display hatred towards the toxic parent.”