How do I co-parent with a narcissist?

You don't co-parent with a high-conflict ex — you parallel parent: minimal direct contact, everything in writing, court orders instead of goodwill, and your energy spent making your home the stable one. The goal shifts from 'cooperate' to 'contain,' and that shift is what protects the kids.

The parallel-parenting playbook

For the kids

Never make them messengers or spies, don't counter-badmouth (it backfires), and be the calm they can count on. One stable, honest home is a powerful counterweight — children eventually compare notes with reality.

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