When parents and children remember the past differently, R/RRT isn’t about deciding who is right. Understanding each person’s experience can help identify what needs to change for the relationship to move forward.
When a parent-child relationship has broken down, explanations alone rarely repair it. Accountability can create a path toward reconnection and rebuilding trust.
When a child refuses to see a parent, their resistance matters—but it shouldn’t make the child responsible for deciding what happens next.
Why Co-Parents Keep Having the Same Fight The argument changes. The pattern doesn’t. Last week it was the soccer schedule.
A difficult co-parenting relationship can turn small problems into recurring conflicts. The CALM Co-Parenting framework offers four practical ways to change the pattern: Be Curious & Empathic, Avoid Leaving Blanks, Lower the Temperature, and Make It Easier, Not Harder.
When co-parenting involves substance use or mental health concerns, focusing on labels can deepen conflict. A systemic approach shifts attention toward what the child and family need next.
High-conflict co-parenting doesn’t require perfection. Six practical shifts can help parents reduce conflict, improve communication, and create greater stability for their children.
When a child refuses contact with a parent, the relationship can feel irreparably damaged. Reunification therapy can create a structured path toward understanding, repair, and reconnection.
Why do co-parents keep getting pulled into the same conflicts? Insights from neuroscience can help explain how expectations, feedback, and values shape the patterns we repeat.
Effective co-parenting involves more than managing schedules. How parents think, interpret, and communicate can either reinforce conflict or help create a more workable co-parenting relationship.
