Co-Parenting with a Toxic Ex

What to Do When Your Ex-Spouse Tries to Turn the Kids Against You

By: Amy E. Baker PhD, Paul R. Fine

Narrated by: Vanessa Daniels

There's no question about it: your children are the most important thing in your life. But if you have gone through a messy divorce, your relationship with your children may become strained if you have to deal with a toxic ex. Your ex may bad-mouth you in front of the kids, accuse you of being a bad parent, and even attempt to replace you in the children's lives with a new partner. As a result, your children may become confused, conflicted, angry, anxious, or depressed - and you may feel powerless.

In Co-Parenting with a Toxic Ex, a nationally recognized parenting expert offers you a positive parenting approach to dealing with a hostile ex-spouse. You'll learn to avoid the most common mistakes of co-parenting, how to avoid "parental alienation syndrome", and effective techniques for talking to your children in a way that fosters an open and honest response. In addition, you'll learn how to protect your children from painful loyalty conflicts between you and your ex-spouse.

©2014 Amy J. L. Baker and Paul R. Fine (P)2016 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Genuinely helpful, this guide tackles a sensitive problem and shows how to diffuse it with accepted and proven psychotherapeutic practices." ( Publishers Weekly)

AMAZING! EXACTLY ON POINT!

This is the best book if come across that remains unbiased between the male vs female parent. As someone with a VERY difficult ex, I couldn’t be more thankful that I found this book! Immediately after hearing each concept I have been able to identify ways my ex is trying to alienate me. I have even able to more accurately log the info for future court hearings but better yet, counteract the behavior our kids show that is a result of their other parent’s toxic behavior! #DadsMatter

I recommend for anyone who is having a tough time.

I recommend for anyone who is having a tough time with their ex in order to protect the relationship with the children.

Yuck.

This has very little to do with co-parenting and more about children in general and how to parent. Didn’t like. Title is not much of what the book is about.

Super helpful

The narrator was good and sounded almost too perfect. =) I enjoyed listening and this is a great read for those divorcing but also as a great refresher for those with young kiddos and a need for quality co parenting tactics. It serves as a powerful reminder for me to just see the situation with love in my heart and cog skills as steering the course.

good information

trying to see the future in what this coparenting situation may look like... at least i feel like I'm more prepared for things to go wrong.