In the wake of a divorce, both parents going through it experience hurt feelings and a good deal of pain. These feelings sometimes lead one or both individuals to badmouth and criticize their ex. While anger and frustration are understandable and emotions need to be let out, this becomes a problem when it hurts someone else’s feelings and creates more problems.   When your co-parent is continually criticizing your actions and making inappropriate comments about you to your kids, the kids experience a great deal of emotional distress. Whether or not they believe what they were told, simply hearing it … Continue reading Handling Criticism from Your Co-Parent