Conflict Reduction · November 8, 2026 · 17 second read
Taking a moment to pause together
When a parenting issue pops up, it is easy to feel stuck between two different ways of doing things. Try pausing to put your heads together instead of reacting right away. When you step back and talk about what your child needs in that moment, it helps you both stay on the same team.
Try this: Say to your co parent: Let us take a minute to put our heads together to figure out how to handle this.
Source: ZERO TO THREE