Transforming Coparent Conflict
By Transforming Yourself
But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Gal 5:22 It may seem next to impossible to consider demonstrating kindness towards your co-parent when you have so much animosity towards them. Make a list of small kindnesses you could do, once in a blue moon and … Read more
Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm to the end. Proverbs 29:11 Letting anger control you will result in poor impulse control. Without self-control, you are at risk of making choices that harm you or others. Learning how to manage your emotions is a skill you were supposed to learn … Read more
If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. Luke 6:32 God commands us to love one another. He also commands us to forgive. For many of us, love and forgiveness might depend upon the degree of harm, the sense of remorse and the degree … Read more
Knowing your anger triggers as a way to help you change your responses to coparent conflict.
traveling back in time to increase your compassion and empathy for your coparent
A hot-tempered man causes arguments but a patient man calms a quarrel Proverbs 15:18 If you truly desire to find peace with your coparent you will need to give up blame and unforgiveness. However, is hard to know what to replace our destructive responses with when attempting to defuse conflict. There is much written on … Read more
Most of us are familiar with the story of King Solomon and the two women both claiming the infant was her child. He skillfully determined that the real mother would be willing to make a sacrifice. So King Solomon in his wisdom, ordered the guard to cut the infant in half. Of course the mother … Read more
How can I transform myself? Some people believe change is impossible. We all know that with God, all things are possible. With God’s help, transforming yourself is a miracle worth achieving. This blog is an outline of the seven steps found in the webinar “Transform Conflict by Transforming Yourself” found on www.cooperativeparentinginstitute.com. Step 1 – Reflect … Read more