1. Your children may be a big help, but you need to be the parent. Always remember that your children are children, not little grownups.
2. Take definite measures to sharpen your parenting skills.
3. Keep a watchful eye lest your behavior toward your children be motivated by guilt or a desire to “make it up” to them.
4. Give priority to the best interests of your children.
5. Learn to recognize the importance of your children’s other parent.
6. Work toward the goal of cooperative co-parenting. The marriage is over – but parenting is more important than ever.