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Don't allow children to play parents against each other

When parents fail to communicate, or are competing for the affection of their children, they tend to play one parent off against the other — which causes parents to lose their ability to co-parent effectively.

Rules and structure are vital to the growth of a child and the absence of this tends to encourage children to test the boundaries, often seeing an opportunity (such as to get an iPad, clothes or other presents) by making one —or both— parents feel guilty.

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Whilst children may test the boundaries from time to time, they need their parents to make decisions for them. Caving into demands it can lead to increased parental conflict.

A good way to avoid this happening is to make sure communication relating to the separation is not in the presence of the child and that that negative emotion is not directly displayed in front of them.

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