Stay Consistent

Establish Routines:

• Establish regularly recurring schedules for meals, going to bed, and homework.
• Consistency, in first place, is key to provide stability and predictability for your child, making them feel secure in an unusual situation.
• Join forces with the other parent so that you would have the same relationships at both places, to ensure that your child remains continent.

Coordinate Discipline:

• Establish mutual parenting rules and discipline strategies with your co-parent to avoid conflicts of any kind.
• The repetitive type of discipline allows your child understand lesson and ways he should behave in life.
• Discuss the disciplinary issues openly without any hidden intentions and cooperate with the students to resolve any behavioral issues that might come up during the process.

Communicate Changes:

• Allow the other parent to know in advance what the changes in schedule or rules are, so your child can be helped by the consistency.
• Make joint decisions if possible, and be doing so with both parents being in agreement about parenting methods.
• With your adherence to a uniform approach, your kid enjoys a harmonized environment that fosters his or her development.

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