It helps the child or children deal with the changes and the fact that the parents no longer want to live together.
As a parent the child or children should always be the main priority. To be a responsible co-parent the child or children's needs must go ahead of your own. The child or children gets to continue to have a stable and close relationships with both parents(Co-parenting, 2013).
The key ingredients for a supportive co-parenting relationship includes joint investment in the child, valuing the importance of the other parent for the child or children's growth and development, respecting the judgements of the other parent and ongoing communication regarding the child or children's needs.
Co-parenting that involves both