Halloween is coming up fast and the kids are just buzzing with anticipation! Decisions about costumes, trick-or-treating, outside family involvement and other potential holiday festivities need to be made, and If you are living separately from your child’s other parent and you are able to safely co-parent together, those decisions need to be made cooperatively. Planning holidays with your co-parenting partner may feel time-consuming and stressful at times, but so worth the effort to keep communication open and ensure that your children’s joy and well-being remain the focus for both of you.
So let’s break down the questions that co-parents need to discuss around this particular holiday:
As difficult as holiday prep can sometimes be, it’s important for all adults to seek out the positivity that each one is meant to represent and seize it whenever possible! Remembering that many of our own positive childhood experiences revolve around holidays and their controlled chaos of friends, family and food (or candy, as the case may be) can help us appreciate and even revel in our children’s excitement. And remember, Halloween’s one of the easy ones – no cooking, no cleaning, and no gifts!