Why Shared Parenting?
It is difficult for a child to choose between parents when they have to choose to live with only one of them after there has been a family breakdown. The set up is such that the children will be disappointed, as one of the parents will become distant and infrequent. However, shared parenting helps the children to bridge the gap caused due to this broken marriage. Advantages of Shared Parenting • It helps the child to grow in a family environment, which creates meaningful and long lasting relationships with both the parents. • This helps the child to feel reassured that he/she also has two parents like the rest of the children. Even though the two parents live separately, they have a home with each of them. • Shared parenting also makes sure that that the parents share the responsibility of the children equally. This also makes sure that one of the parents doesn’t get over burdened with the whole responsibility of the children. • It makes the child feel loved and not let the child feel
