Unfortunately, the reason that families are in court in the first place is not because of their focus on cooperation and their ability to do so. Many a disagreement, even in intact households, have been about parenting styles. One parent doesn’t like the way the other handles a certain situation or situations. Why do these conflicts continue during parenting in the aftermath of divorce?
- Continuation of hostility that began during the marriage
- Differing perceptions of pre-separation child-rearing roles
- Differing perceptions of post-separation child-rearing roles
- Differing perceptions of how to parent
- Concern about the adequacy of the other parent’s parenting ability
- An unwillingness of one or both parents to accept the end of the relationship
- Jealousy about a new partner in the other parent’s life
- Contested child custody issues
- Personality issues/factors in one or both parents that stimulate/escalate conflict
- Outside interference
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