226. How Two Homes Raise Kids that Thrive: A Co-Parenting Blueprint for Caring Parents [with Jay & Tammy Daughtry]
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If you’re co-parenting between two homes, you already know: your kids are watching everything. How you talk about their other parent, handle handoffs, respond to schedule changes, and react when the ex sends that text. These everyday issues impact and shape your children’s well-being.
In this episode, we sit down with co-parenting experts Jay & Tammy Daughtry, who are both adult children of divorce and co-parents themselves. They share their TEAMM mindset: The End Adult Matters Most. It's a powerful reminder that your co-parenting relationship today is shaping the adult your child will become tomorrow.
As marriage and family therapists, Jay and Tammy deeply understand the long-term impact of post-divorce dynamics on kids. They offer compassionate guidance to help you move from feeling stuck, reactive, or alone and instead adopt a calm, intentional, “business partner” approach to co-parenting.
You’ll walk away with hopeful, real-life tools to steady your own emotions, protect your kids from unnecessary emotional burdens, and take small, intentional steps toward a healthier co-parenting partnership so your kids experience stability, security and are free to love both of their parents.
You'll Discover:
Practical ideas for building alignment, handling hand-offs, and honoring your child’s divided heart
Why “The End Adult Matters Most” changes everything
Why “emotionally baby-proofing” is essential for children of divorce
The benefits of a business-meeting approach to co-parenting (TEAMM meetings)
How to approach an uncooperative ex
Resources from this Episode:
Co-Parenting Works! Helping Your Children Thrive After Divorce by Tammy Daughtry
Connect directly with Jay and Tammy: Co-Parenting International
CLICK HERE to get FREE resources from Co-Parenting International
Episode 84. How to Cope with Sadness, Anxiety and Longing While Your Kids Are Gone
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