Online Co-Parenting Resources
On this page you will find resources available to assist co-parents with some of the issues and challenges in going through a separation or divorce when children are involved.
Effects of Divorce or Separation on Children
The guide, “Child Behavior by Age during Divorce” produced by the Tarrant County Family courts in Tarrant County, Texas, allows parents to identify physical and emotional behaviors in their children as the family goes through divorce. The guide provides an age by age description about how children deal with divorce and separation that could be useful in helping your children through the process.
The Help Guide article “Children and Divorce: Helping Kids Cope with Separation and Divorce” by Gina Kemp, M.A., Melinda Smith, M.A., and Jeanne Segal, Ph.D also has some good advice on how to talk with your children.
The report by The University of Missouri, “Helping Children Understand Divorce” is designed to help understand the thoughts and feelings that children may have when their parents decide to divorce and provides some tips for talking with children about divorce.
Kid’s Health article “Tips for Divorcing Parents” provides guidance on helping kids manage their feelings and emotions about what’s happening.
Scheduling and Coordinating For Co-Parents
If both parents are to be involved in co-parenting your children, it is useful to keep your calendar and schedules organized. Here are some online tools or apps to assist with staying organized. Take some time now to look to see if these will be useful to you.
Our Family Wizard is subscription based website that helps parents reduce divorce conflict by providing a central, secure location to document and share important family related information. Parents can schedule parenting times, share vital information and manage expenses through either the website or the mobile app.
2houses.com is another online tool that is available is for coordinating schedules. They have a set of tools that helps parents communicate better and get organized. Their tools include photo albums, an information bank and a journal. Their neutral platform offers exclusive tools to manage your child’s custody arrangements and shared expenses, according to your needs.
Custody Junction offers divorce related online tools to help people before, during and after divorce.
Talking Parents is free co-parenting communication tool that helps co-parents communicate and avoid disputes by maintaining an unalterable record of all conversations, important dates, and shared files.
(Note: Coparenting Into The Future does not endorse any of these programs and receives no compensation if you sign up for any of their services. We are simply informing you of some of the options available.)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The U.S. Department Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children, youth, and families by connecting child welfare, adoption, and related professionals as well as the public to information, resources, and tools covering topics on child welfare, child abuse and neglect, out-of-home care, adoption, and more.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Child Support Enforcement offers a Question and Answer publication about Child Support.
Support Groups and Services
The Cooperative Parenting Institute is dedicated to providing unique services to families experiencing divorce and separation. Services include psychotherapy, divorce coaching, family mediation, co-parenting, reunification therapy and parenting coordination.
The Children Of Divorced Parents Support Group is a community for the children of divorce (both for adult children who have lived through a divorce as well as parents and co-parents concerned about the effects of divorce on their children). It is an opportunity to share your story and get advice in an online support group with others going through similar challenges.
Other Helpful Information
Co-Parenting Tips for Divorced Parents
TEDX: Impact of Divorce on Children
Kid’s Health – Helping Your Child Through Divorce
A Child’s Guide to Separation and Divorce
All of your co-parenting communication on a single platform. With OFW, your schedule, expenses, and communication are contained within one app, so you can solve shared custody challenges faster and without confusion. That means less conflict and more energy to focus on your children. Powerful tools document your parenting time, reimbursement requests, payments, exchanges, and more. Website: ourfamilywizard.com
