1. Parenting & Family

Discuss in my forum

Jennifer Wolf

Negotiate Holiday Parenting Time With Your Ex

By , About.com GuideDecember 1, 2009

Follow me on:

Do you dread the thought of discussing your holiday parenting time schedule? Do you feel like your ex is going to resist your request just to spite you, or has lost all memory of the last-minute changes you allowed last year?

Try to approach the conversation with a genuine sense of openness. As best you can, leave the past in the past, and communicate your goals clearly and honestly. In addition, be willing to listen to his or her parenting time requests, and aim for a compromise that allows both of you to get at least part of the time you're asking for.

For more tips on working out a holiday parenting schedule that meet all of your needs--including your kids'--read:

Comments
Comments are closed for this post.
Leave a Comment

Line and paragraph breaks are automatic. Some HTML allowed: <a href="" title="">, <b>, <i>, <strike>
Related Searches parenting time

©2012 About.com. All rights reserved.

A part of The New York Times Company.