Lowering Your Expectations About Co-Parenting

In this episode of the DivorceLawyer.com Podcast, host Rob Roseman talks with Tamar Burris, a certified relationship and co-parenting coach, about how to navigate one of divorce’s most delicate challenges: co-parenting.

Tamar shares actionable strategies for protecting children’s emotional well-being while maintaining respectful, business-like communication with a co-parent—especially when trust is strained. From setting boundaries and using co-parenting apps to managing home transitions and avoiding gossip, Tamar offers grounded, empathetic guidance for keeping the focus where it belongs: on the kids.

Whether you're newly divorced or still figuring out your co-parenting rhythm, this conversation provides real-world tools to create a more peaceful, structured parenting dynamic.

Topics include:

• Being honest with kids without oversharing

• Using co-parenting apps to reduce emotional reactivity

• Keeping divorce details private to avoid gossip

• Managing transitions between homes

• Treating co-parenting like a business partnership

• Letting go of control over the other household