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Sponsored by: Positive Parenting Through Divorce Class Online (http://onlinedivorceclass.net) Parenting through divorce can be less stressful if parents put together a parenting plan. A well-thought-out and executed parenting plan is one of the most important tools for ensuring the health and well-being of your children. A good parenting plan will outline how parents will carry out their co-parenting responsibilities. It should also describe in detail how the parents plan to handle the day to day lives with their children and getting them back and forth between the two households. By necessity the parenting plan is a living document that must evolve with the needs of growing children. Therefore, you do not have to include every potential situation you may encounter in the parenting plan. However, it must be revisited regularly to make sure it meets the needs of your family. A good parenting plan will also include ideas about how both parents will work to maintain a close and loving relationship with their children. This inevitably will involve parents being agreeable to certain terms and conditions but also being flexible, because life cannot always be lived on a set and rigid schedule. This means that in certain circumstances parents will have to accommodate to the needs of the other parent. These times should be the exception and not the rule however. Keep in mind that when you make room for the other parent with flexibility and understanding you are helping your children, again assuming that they are not taking advantage |