How To Co-Parent With a Narcissist

A narcissist is someone who needs total control over situations and other people. Narcissists will use several tactics to manipulate and gaslight their victims to get them to do what the narcissist wants, so they can get the validation that they need.

A narcissist has an inflated sense of importance with an excessive need for attention. Relationships can start off exciting and highly passionate, with a narcissist love bombing their partner to pull them into a relationship. After a while, they can send their partner for a ride through the narcissistic cycle of idealization (where we see love bombing), devaluation, and rejection. Once we are finally able to be free of a narcissist and the toxic relationship, one of the best things we can do is a clean break and completely remove them from our life. However, that is not always possible, especially if there are children involved.

Co-parenting With A Narcissist

Co-parenting is a parenting plan that allows the sharing of the duties, support, and care of raising a child. This means the sharing of schedules, appointments, school events and meetings, medical needs, and more. It is parenting together while respecting the other parent. A big part of successful co-parenting is respect and civility.