What is an Effective Co-parent?

     In this site, a co-parent is a role chosen or accepted by a family adult. The role-holder can be a part-time or full-time biomother or father, a step- mother or stepfather, or both. The purposes of this complex role are to (1) learn the developmental and any family-adjustment needs of one or more dependent children, and (2) work patiently to fill the needs (nurture), while filling their own primary needs over time.

        The ultimate goal over two decades is to prepare young adults to leave home willingly, live independently, take responsibility for their own welfare and personal growth, and raise their own child/ren effectively - while the co-parent/s remain healthy, balanced, and growing throughout the long pro-cess. Since this outcome isn't fully measurable until the grown child be-comes a co-parent, being effective in a co-parent role is best judged by estimating the family's recent nurturance level (very low to very high). There are three or more judges: each co-parent, each dependent child (including grandkids), and other concerned people.  

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