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Tips on Coparenting during a Pandemic

Hannah Comeaux

Co-parenting and having blended families can be a difficult situation to navigate at any time but even more so with schools and many daycares closed. Economic and scheduling issues have many families struggling to adjust but especially those with children of parents who are co-parenting from separate households. Here are a few tips to help with this transition for families that must co-parent during this already stressful time.

1) Keep a routine or schedule and stick to it as much as possible. If you have a schedule that you normally stick with and it’s working for you, continue doing it. Kids flourish best in a stable environment. This will help them feel secure even with all the other changes that are currently happening.

2) If schedules need to change due to your child being out of school, parents need to talk to each other first and decide on the best action plan and then talk to your child and explain to them what’s going using clear communication.

3) If regular routines must to be changed, talk to your child and let them process how they are feeling about the changes. Reassure them that these arrangements are only temporary and you will keep them updated with more information before the change happens or other changes occur.

Co-parenting and blended family issues can often be complicated. If you need help, let us know. We want to help make these transitions as easy as possible for you and your children. Give us a call at 337-254-1181. Board certified counselor, Hannah Comeaux is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Marriage and Family Therapist.

Hannah Comeaux

Hannah Comeaux is a native of Louisiana and currently resides in Lafayette, LA. She graduated from the University of Louisiana with a double major in Psychology and Sociology then received her Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. She is a licensed LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) and an LPC-S (Licensed Professional Counselor). She is also a Board-Approved Supervisor of Provisional Licensed Professional Counselors. Comeaux Counseling and Consulting focuses on individuals, couples, children and families working to provide quality care by creating an atmosphere of warmth, acceptance, trust and safety where you are free to examine your thoughts, feelings and actions. Counseling is a process in which we work as a team to explore and identify goals for change established through collaboration with the client(s). We want to help you get the tools to heal from the pain of the past and envision a future full of hope and happiness!