Co-parenting is cool and all but around the holidays? It could become a whole different level of stress.

As we all know, holidays are already hectic and stressful alone. But planning on how you are going to spend it could furthermore be challenging, especially when you know making sure your child(ren) gets to spend time with both parents is a factor.

No one wants to be without their children on the holidays & honestly, why should you have to? My daughter’s father and I have been co-parenting for most of her life. We haven’t always had it figured out. Still, with time and error, we’ve come along way to where we aren’t stressing ourselves out about the holidays. This blog is to help guide you to how we've been able to accomplish this method for years in hopes of helping other parents out there!

Tips for the Co-Parenting + Holiday Scheduling:

1. Plan ahead of time.

2. Stay away from making your child(ren)“choose” where they would like to be for the holidays, don’t place the decision on them. It can confuse them and also can cause them to be upset. Remember, the smoothest the transition, the better. Handle it amongst each other as parents then go from there.

3. Rotate the holidays (if you are comfortable) personally, we don’t. Ha. But I’m not knocking it, it may work extremely well for families that live far.

4. (Split the hours of the day) maybe dad could take the child(ren) for a few hours and then drop off to mom for the remainder of that holiday night. (Vice Versa)

5. KEEP YA HOLIDAY SPIRIT UP… to the parent who’s going to be alone for the remainder of the holiday. Take advantage of that time. Not to prance around on the ”what if's” but to be present and relax. Maybe reach out to your support system (family), or surround yourself with family, either way, you're going to be okay!

6. I SEE YOU! Look at you, out here being the best versions of yourselves for your little ones! For your first rodeo, it could be tough but know that as parents, you guys are doing a great job by breaking cycles, curses & creating new traditions, trust the process… the results will be beautiful!

7. Lastly, without the proper communication, none of this is possible, so do just that! I believe in you!

Lauren and I hope everyone enjoys their holiday & loved ones. Peace and love to you all!

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