Parenting With A Narcissist

Co parenting can be even more daunting.

Parenting with a narcissist. Co parenting with a narcissist 1. Take a deep breath. Backhanded comments and character attacks are a narcissists favorite pass times. Do not succumb to threats or.

Expect nastiness and ignore. A narcissist loves to align one person or group of people with them and against another. Narcissistic tendencies also are in direct contradiction to the skills needed to create a healthy co parenting relationship. These are custody cases in which a parent or parents are antagonistic.

Co parenting with a narcissist is like trying to juggle knives while standing on a teeter totter. Being respectful of one another not criticizing blaming or accusing one another not expecting or forcing your children to take sides setting consistent routines and rules between households and considering above everything else the feelings of your children rather than yourself. Parenting is hard work. If you have children with a narcissist be prepared for what is known as a high conflict parenting situation.

Youre never on solid ground and youre almost guaranteed to cut yourself. No matter how hard you try youre never going to be able to co parent amicably or effectively with a narcissistic ex. It is much harder when your co parent has a narcissistic personality disorder. Be aware of triangulation.