You’re learning new routines, new communication patterns, and a new identity as a single parent, all while trying to protect your children’s emotional world.
- How to establish boundaries
- What to say, and not say, in text communication
- Talking Points Scripts for difficult conversations
- How to protect kids from adult conflict
- What to do if your co-parent is high conflict
- How to establish a parenting schedule that supports your kids
- How to emotionally separate from your ex while still co-parenting
- How to navigate holidays, birthdays, and transitions
This gets its own blueprint.
You will learn exactly how to:
- Communicate using BIFF/BRIEF/GRAY ROCK frameworks
- Respond strategically instead of react emotionally
- Avoid getting pulled into circular or manipulative conversations
- Maintain documentation
- Reduce emotional triggers
- Set limits that protect your mental well-being
Created by Leah Nathan, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist & Divorce Coach
Reviewed and Edited by: Heather Cooper, Esq.
Co-parenting after a separation or divorce is one of the most overwhelming transitions a parent can go through. You’re trying to protect your children, maintain your sanity, and create stability in a situation that feels anything but stable.
Most parents have the same questions:
- What schedule is best for my kids?
- How do we handle birthdays, holidays, and school breaks?
- What if my co-parent is unreliable?
- How do we manage communication without conflict?
- What do we do when the kids’ needs change as they grow?
The truth is… no one teaches you how to co-parent.
And yet the decisions you make now will shape your child’s everyday life, their sense of safety, and their emotional well-being for years to come.
That’s exactly why I created the Co-Parenting Plan Worksheet, a structured, thoughtful guide to help you make clear, confident decisions for your children’s future.
Download your copy today or email lnathan@cgglawyers.com
This is not just a worksheet.
It is a roadmap for calm, clarity, and child-centered co-parenting.
The worksheet walks you through major decisions step-by-step so you’re never left guessing.
Here’s a sneak peek of what’s inside:
Includes common 50/50 arrangements such as Week-On/Week-Off, 2-2-5-5, 2-2-3, and more.
You’ll compare options and choose what fits your children’s developmental needs.
You get blank weekly grids to draft your own customized schedule, one that reflects your rhythms, your work demands, and most importantly, what keeps your kids stable and secure.
Where exchanges occur, how to handle lateness, how to prepare kids emotionally, this section helps prevent unnecessary conflict and stress.
Learn how to set boundaries around respectful, child-focused communication, including what methods to use (phone, email, apps) and what NOT to involve the kids in.
A realistic plan for what to do when disagreements arise, mediation, counseling, parent coordinators, collaborative law, and more.
This Co-Parenting Worksheet is perfect for you if:
- You want a structured way to create a co-parenting plan
- You are preparing for mediation or custody conversations
- Your co-parent is difficult, unpredictable, or high-conflict
- You want to reduce the emotional burden on your children
- You want guidance from a psychologist who understands child development
- You want to walk into negotiations organized, confident, and prepared
This worksheet turns confusion into clarity and chaos into a plan.