Positive Co-Parenting Quotes can be powerful. They can change the way we think about co-parenting and help us to stay motivated when it comes to this often difficult task. Positive quotes about co-parenting are just what you need for a little inspiration in your life!

Positive Co Parenting Quotes

“At the end of the day the most overwhelming key to a child’s success is the positive involvement of the parents.” – Jane D Hull

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“Raising a kid is part joy and part guerrilla warfare” – Ed Asner

We both realize that we’re parents and we’re in it for our kid, and that’s made it really easy. Pete Wentz

“The best security blanket a child can have is parents who respect each other.” – Jane Blaustone

“I will never lose my sense of humor. It’s the only scientifically proven, non-pharmaceutical prescribed treatment for Co-parenting and mean people” – Unknown

You may find it difficult to communicate with or see your ex as you co-parent. Derive solace in the fact that your interactions with your former spouse have their limits – you no longer have to share a bedroom, only your children. Lisa Helfend Meyer

“The greatest thing a father can do for his children is to respect the woman that gave birth to his children. It is because of her that you have the greatest treasures in your life. You may have moved on, but your children have not. If you can’t be her soulmate, then at least be thoughtful. Whom your children love should always be someone that you acknowledge with kindness. Your children notice everything and will follow your example.” – Shannon Alder

We may not live as one, but our family will always be home. Unknown

“Co parenting can show how we can achieve happiness for all the parents and their children.”

… we’re not in the same city, but we still love each other and what’s most important is we love our son. That stabilizes us. I’m thankful for him. Taye Diggs

There will always be steps you can take toward unity in your blended family. You will make—one step at a time! Donna Houpe

“Instead of raising children who turn out okay despite their childhood, let’s raise children who turn out extraordinary because of their childhood.” – L.R. Knost

Stepparents are not around to replace a biological parent, rather augment a child’s life experience. Azriel Johnson

“Don’t ask them to carry messages to the other parent. Don’t ask kids to be responsible for setting up arrangements, changing schedules, or arranging rides. These are adult matters that need to be taken care of by the adults.” – Marie Hartwell-Walker

“Sadly our family is separating legally, although we do not feel this takes away from us being a family. Our children are our universe, and we look forward to living the rest of our lives with them as the first priority.” – Drew Barrymore and Will Kopelman

“Co-parenting will allow us to know about the shortcomings and troubles we can fix right now.” – Unknown

Your ex is not your child’s ex… remember that. Unknown

“Co-parenting can allow us to fulfil our wishes while making sure the children are loved and taken care of.”

“One tip that has always helped me is to keep it on a business level, rather than a personal level. You are now in the ‘business’ of raising these children with a person that no longer resides in your home.” – Lee Block

Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. Henry Ford

“When communicating with a narcissist, less is always more. Your goal is for the narcissist to begin looking elsewhere to receive their narcissistic feed. Sift through the email communication and only respond to the items that are relevant to Co-parenting.” – Tina Swithin

“When little people are overwhelmed by big emotions, it’s our job to share our calm, not join their chaos.” – L.R. Knost

“We decided as a family it was the right decision for Flynn, so Orlando and I both relocated, and we live five minutes from each other… Everything revolves around my son and his welfare.” – Miranda Kerr

Remember why you chose to come together in the first place—the love that you have for your partner. Your partner’s children are an extension of them and this makes them just as important to your happiness. Beth Happiness

“But at the end of the day, we’ve got a great kid who’s got two parents who love him very much. And we’re finding a way to navigate this while still remaining friends and still being kind to one another.”– Chris Pratt

“I don’t think children’s inner feelings have changed. They still want a mother and father in the very same house; they want places to play.” – Beverly Cleary

Effective parenting has nothing to do with pointing out our faults and everything to do with working out solutions. L.R. Knost

Being a family means you are part of something very wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life. Lisa Weed

“Marc and I are very good friends, we’re very supportive. I feel it’s my responsibility as a mom when their dad is not there to let them know that their dad loves them very much because that’s the doubt that they have when he’s not around or they haven’t seen him. That’s my job to do that the same way it’s his job when he’s with them to say ‘Mommy is working and she loves you.’” – Jennifer Lopez

Of course, there’s no formula for success except, perhaps, an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings. Arthur Rubinstein

Inspirational Quotes About Co Parenting

“Your children need your presence more than they need your presents.”

The best, most mature co-parents will tell their therapist – and not their child – how much the other parent sucks. Hayley Gallagher

“A healthy and positive Co-parenting relationship is nothing short of a gift.” – Unknown

“I think the key is surrounding Jack [her son] with a lot of joy and happiness, which he has a ton of.” – Anna Faris

“Your first obligation as a parent is not to bring chaos into the lives of your children.”

“A family portrait is only complete with love to fill its frame.” – Wes Fesler

“As people can imagine, it gets rough at times just because we’re not in the same city, but we still love each other and what’s most important is we love our son. That stabilizes us. I’m thankful for him.” – Taye Diggs

“Co-parenting is not a competition. It’s a team effort to give your children the life they deserve” – Unknown

Children deserve both parents. They deserve to know that their parents respect each other, if nothing else. So that really helps me set the standard of how I try and behave. Jewel Kilcher

Any man can help make a child, but it takes a special man to help raise a child. Tony Gaskins

“One of the best things in life is to know you can change the family standards through time.”

“Co-parenting is a way to grab responsibilities and raising your children to be better people.”

“Remember, as far as anyone knows, we’re a nice normal family.” -Anonymous

“The sign of a great parent is not the behavior of the children, the sign of a truly great parent is the behavior of the parent.” – Andy Smithson

Blended families are a beautiful mix of diverse people who each serve an important role in our lives. Deana Keller La Rosa

“Thumbs up for parents and step-parents who co-parent! Children need to feel safe and loved in both homes.”

Live one day at a time (or one moment, if you have to). Blend little by little and celebrate even the smallest breakthrough. Andi Parker-Kimbrough

“Keep in mind, there was probably a time when you loved your ex. And even if you can’t stand the sight of them now, your child never fell out of love with them.” – Unknown

“The more co-parents communicate with one another about the children, the less likely for small issues to grow into major problems.” – Unknown

Anything is possible when you have the right people to support you. Misty Copeland

Successful Co Parenting Quotes

“Effective parenting has nothing to do with pointing out faults, and everything to do with working together for solutions.”

Sadly our family is separating legally, although we do not feel this takes away from us being a family. Drew Barrymore and Will Kopelman

“We may not fix any mistakes from the past. But we can learn today and keep it in our minds” – Unknown

I never had that wicked stepmother or evil stepfather thing at all. I’m very close to both step-parents and I consider them to be my parents, too. Mark Ronson

“We both realise that we’re parents and we’re in it for our kid, and that’s made it really easy.”– Pete Wentz

“Children shouldn’t have to sacrifice so that you can have the life you want. You make sacrifices so your children can have the life they deserve.”

“It’s important for kids to have their own experiences with their other parent without biases.” – Pinterest wall quote

“Your children need your presence more than your presents.” – Jesse Jackson

“If you love your child more than you hate your ex, you can solve most Co-parenting problems.” – Helen Ford

If you hold onto hurt and anger with a narcissist, the children will have no normal parent. The narcissistic parent will use them as puppets, lovebomb, and abandon them. You are their only hope. Tracy Malone

Divorce isn’t such a tragedy. A tragedy’s staying in an unhappy marriage, teaching your children the wrong things about love. Nobody ever died of divorce. Jennifer Weiner

“Family is a world where we can settle any difference if we learn to compromise and accept.” – Unknown

“Co-parenting is not a competition between two homes. It is a collaboration of parents who are doing what is best for the children.” – Heather Hetcher

“Co-parenting can let us know about the troubles and shortcomings that we can fix right now.” – Love Quotes

“Don’t ever talk trash to a child about their other parent. After all, you found some good in them long enough to reproduce.” – Pinterest wall quote

Your child comes first. That’s all. It’s all about that. He comes first and you have to get past your own egos and you never talk bad about each other. Idina Menzel

But at the end of the day, we’ve got a great kid who’s got two parents who love him very much. And we’re finding a way to navigate this while still remaining friends and still being kind to one another. Chris Pratt

“I have no point in admitting when I’m wrong. Like that one time I was married.” – Pinterest wall quote

Even though celebrities lead very different lives from us “mortals,” I found some of their quotes on Co-parenting to be very insightful, and I think you will too.

Co-parents need to suck it up and become a collaborative team for the sake of the child. Sherrill Ellsworth

Co Parenting Quotes

“Don’t worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you” – Robert Fulghum

“You have to get to that point as a divorced parent, as any parent, where you’re not putting yourself first. You want the kids’ experience to be its own and not like, ‘Well, I need to have my time!’ We have been very good about that.” – Ryan Phillippe

“I mean, I’m single, I’m Co-parenting. I’m doing okay. There are good days and bad days and Liev and I are on great terms and we’re trying to do our absolute best for the sake of the children and we hope to keep moving forward in that way.” – Naomi Watts

“We are both totally committed to raising our son and being in love with our son … It’s a concept that’s fairly new, particularly in the psychology of raising a child in divorce. And the idea is, it’s really not the child’s fault that you got divorced. It’s your fault and therefore it should not be the child’s problem to go back and forth between two different homes.” – Josh Lucas

“When speaking with a hostile ex, you will likely be drawn into an argument and nothing will get resolved. Limit communication to texting and email. This way you can choose what to respond to and you will be able to delete knee-jerk retorts that you would make if you were on the phone.” – Virginia Gilbert

We decided as a family it was the right decision for Flynn, so Orlando and I both relocated and we live five minutes from each other… Everything revolves around my son and his welfare. Miranda Kerr

“Your first obligation as a parent is not to bring chaos into the lives of your children.” – Jenny Setzer

“Parents are the ultimate role models for children. Every word, every movement, and action affects. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child than a parent.” – Bob Keeshan

“Co-parenting is never about asking permission. It is about discussing the needs and wants of your child and deciding what is best.”

“Co-parenting is not a competition. It’s a collaboration of two homes working together with the best interest of the child at heart. Work for your kids, not against them.” – Unknown

The first key to balancing your busy life and creating a peaceful environment for your blended family to thrive in lies in defining your family values—first as a couple, then as a family. Kellye Laughery

“We may not live as one, but our family will always be home.” – Unknown

I’m grateful that being a stepmom has taught me that there is no shame in admitting you don’t have it together all the time. Jamie Scrimgeour

“If you hold onto hurt and anger with a narcissist, the children will have no normal parent. The narcissistic parent will use them as puppets, lovebomb, and abandon them. You are their only hope.” – Tracy Malone

Think of it as an important business project; you don’t always love the person that you’re working with, but you work together to get the project done. Co-parents need to adopt this same business model when Co-parenting their children. Kela Price

What I’m doing isn’t about me, it’s about the two little kids that my husband brought into my life. It is about them and making sure that they feel safe, happy, and supported. Rose Quinn

“Co-parenting with a psychopath is a special kind of Hell!” – Unknown

“You may find it difficult to communicate with or see your ex as you co-parent. Derive solace in the fact that your interactions with your former spouse have their limits – you no longer have to share a bedroom, only your children.” – Lisa Helfend Meyer

“The point is we can’t always get it right. And sometimes seeing the funny in life can really help” – Unknown

“You have a lot of regret with a child, and feeling like you’re failing them in some way. Not giving them the idealistic scenario. Your child comes first. That’s all. It’s all about that. He comes first and you have to get past your own egos and you never talk bad about each other.” – Idina Menzel

Co Parenting With Step Parents Quotes

“Co-parenting can make a positive difference in the lives of children. Speak about the co-parent with integrity and respect.”

“A family is a small world where all differences can be settled if we learn to accept and compromise.”

“Good parenting allows children to experience the best things in their childhood that they must encounter in their lives.”

“I don’t think the children want to see their parents suffer from the differences in themselves.”

We do bedtime every day. We felt like as much togetherness as possible would be ideal, and fortunately, we really love each other and are best friends, and so that works. Sienna Miller

“Accept now that you might never be coparenting with a narcissist. Did you have a smooth divorce? That is a sign that might indicate what you will be in store for. Most narcissists show no compassion, they will never agree or cooperate, even if they don’t care about the outcome.” – Tracy Malone

Thumbs up for step-parents and parents who co-parent! Kids need to feel loved and safe in both homes. Unknown

“In order to be in your kids’ memories tomorrow, you must be in their lives today.”- Barbara Johnson

We care for each other and care about our family, and we are both working towards the same goal. Angelina Jolie

If you’re struggling with your role, be kind to yourself and remember that step parenting is one of the hardest things you’ll ever do. Not because of any flaw of yours, but because that’s the nature of the role. Jenna Kori

“It’s a collaboration of parents doing what is best for the child regardless of their situation or feelings for one another.” – Mediavine

Co-parenting. It’s not a competition between two homes. It’s a collaboration of parents doing what is best for the kids. Heather Hetchler

“A family stitched together with love seldom unravels.” – Unknown

“Co-parenting is not hard if you worry about the child and not the other parent’s business.” – Unknown

“Family is a world where we can settle any differences if we learn to compromise and accept.” – Unknown

“Children deserve both parents. They deserve to know that their parents respect each other, if nothing else. So that really helps me set the standard of how I try and behave.” – Jewel Kilcher

“Co-parenting is an example of how we can achieve happiness for all children and their parents.”

“Co parenting can let us know about the troubles and shortcomings that we can fix right now.”

“Co-parenting can show how we can achieve happiness for all the parents and their children” – Love Quotes

“I have pictures up of me and Wiz in [our son’s] room so he can always come in and see us being happy together. We try to have family days with him, even though we’re not together. Kids want to see their parents together, and if you can’t be together in a relationship, you’ve got to come together as friends for your baby.” – Amber Rose

Positive Co Parenting Quotes Inspirational Quotes

“Co-parenting. It’s not a competition between two homes. It’s a collaboration of parents doing what is best for the kids.” – Heather Hetchler

“parenting can let us witness a new universe where adjustments and flexibility are known.”

“Trying to co-parent with a narcissist is akin to rowing a boat with one oar, while the other person uses theirs to slowly add water. Your boat cannot go straight when you’re only paddling on one side. Try best as you can, your boat will go in circles, stopping only when it sinks.” – Jenny Penland

I don’t think it matters how many parents you’ve got, as long as those who are around make their presence a good one. Elizabeth Wurtzel

“Make a positive difference in your children’s lives. Act and speak about your co-parent with respect and integrity.” – Allison Pescosolido

“Marriage bound us for a little while, but our children keep us together as a family for life” – Unknown

“Co-parenting can be difficult but if the two parents continue to have open and honest communication. That builds trust which makes Co-parenting easier for everyone.” – The Random vibez

“When you go for Co-parenting, always keep in mind that you are not managing an inconvenience. You are raising another human being.”

“There is no such thing as a perfect parent, so just be a real one.”

“Think of it as an important business project: you don’t always love the person you’re working with, but you work together to get the project done. Co-parents need to adopt this same business model when Co-parenting their children” – Kela Price

“Co-parenting lets children experience the happiest moments of life, they truly deserve.”

“Good parenting lets the kids experience the best things that they must encounter in their lives.”

Bringing two families together is never easy. But in the end, it’s more than worth it. Unknown

“Anyone can have a child and call themselves a parent. Real parents are those who put that child above their own selfish needs and wants” – Unknown

When you tell a child you hate their other parent, you are telling them you hate half of who they are. Unknown

“I’m very fortunate because we’re committed to Co-parenting our children together.” – Elle Macpherson

“We’re doing our very best and we’re putting our kids first and that’s how we’re focusing on our day-to-day lives and we don’t know what the future’s going to hold, but each step that we take is one where we prioritize our children and everything else comes second.” – Ben Affleck

“So don’t stress them out with your issues. Not only do they understand what’s going on, they remember everything. So if you’ve got a problem save the drama or catty gossip with your friends for another time when your kids are not around. It’s not healthy for them to hear it.” – Christina Milian

“If conflict arises, meet it head-on and deal with it immediately. If you sweep it under the rug, it could add to your stress level and grow from a small issue to a large resentment. If it is a major concern, discuss it in private, away from the children.” – Diana Mercer

I find Co-parenting really easy. Scott and I communicate all the time. You have to keep discussing what’s going on because as the children grow older, the rules need to be renegotiated. Kourtney Kardashian

Positive Co Parenting Quotes Famous Quotes

The secret to blending families is… There is no secret. It’s scary and awesome and ragged and perfect and always changing. Love and laugh hard, try again tomorrow, but that’s life advice, right? Mir Kamin

“The best, most mature co-parent will tell their therapist – and not their child – how much the other parent sucks.” – Unknown

“Moms and step-moms are on the same team.” – Unknown

Families don’t have to match. You don’t have to look like someone else to love them. Leigh Anne Tuohy

“I never thought I’d ever laugh again until I saw your new girlfriend!” – Anonymous

“Families are like branches on a tree, we grow in different directions, yet our roots remain as one.”

“I don’t think the children want to see their parents suffer from the differences in themselves” – Unknown

“When you tell your kid that you hate the other parent, you are basically telling them that you hate half of who they are.”

Blood doesn’t always make a parent; being a parent comes from the heart. Unknown

Be grateful for the home you have, knowing that at this moment, all you have is all you need. Sarah Ban Breathnach

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“When you tell a child you hate their other parent, you are telling them you hate half of who they are.”

“I’m really fortunate because my ex and I are very good friends and I talk to him every day. Our daughter is growing up seeing two people who care about each other. We may not be a traditional family on paper but we are a family and I tell her that families come in all shapes and sizes, but [a family is] love and I see her really flourishing because she sees two people treating each other with respect.” – Angela Kinsey

“We do bedtime every day. We felt like as much togetherness as possible would be ideal, and fortunately, we really love each other and are best friends, and so that works.” – Sienna Miller

If you love your child more than you hate your ex, you can solve most Co-parenting problems. Helen Fried

“We’re all just healing from the events that led to the filing … We care for each other and care about our family, and we are both working towards the same goal.” – Angelina Jolie

I’m really fortunate because my ex and I are very good friends and I talk to him every day. Our daughter is growing up, seeing two people who care about each other. Angela Kinsey

“Children need and deserve the love, care, and support of both parents.”- Pinterest

“This is probably one of the most difficult challenges any parent could face – learning to love the other parent enough to make their children first.” – Iyanla Vanzant

“It is critical to maintain boundaries between adult problems and children. Please protect your children’s innocence and allow them to remain children. They must not be burdened by adult problems. Kids don’t have the coping skills or the intellectual ability to understand money worries, adult relationship issues or their parent’s unhappiness.”

You don’t need to be primary caregiver of your children to be of primary influence in their lives. What you do for them behind the scenes in your own unique way is what makes the true difference in the long run. Miya Yamanouchi

Co Parenting Is Not A Competition Quotes

“We’re just getting used to it. We’re in a very positive energy together, trying to be the best parents to Everly. We support each other.” – Jenna Dewan

A stepparent is so much more than just a parent: They made the choice to love when they didn’t have to. Unknown

There is no such thing as a ‘broken family.’ Family is family, and is not determined by marriage certificates, divorce papers, or adoption documents. C JoyBell

“When you are Co-parenting, you have to be willing to give up some of the things you would really like to do. My boys will be gone for Father’s Day, their mom’s off in Asia on tour. They are with me until the 15th, and then they are gone for the rest of the month. So I won’t have the boys for Father’s Day.” – Kevin Federline

“Our children pick up a great deal from how we embrace them each morning, how we react when they break our favorite vase, how we handle ourselves in a traffic accident, how we sit and talk to them, whether we really look at what they show us, and whether we take an interest in what they say.”

“Just because you are a parent doesn’t mean that your needs aren’t important. That was a big thing for me to get over through my whole experience of trying to stay a team and a family outside of some normalcy shifting. I feel really lucky that Luca has the dad that he does, we have the relationship that we do, and I didn’t make any big decisions quickly like moving forward with my life or introducing another child or person. I took my time with everything and I think that was the best for me and for Luca. And watching what you say is key, key, key.” – Hilary Duff

“Kids need parents, not a part-time visitor with a checkbook.” – Unknown

“Family can extend beyond one household” – Unknown

“I think, unfortunately, though we couldn’t stay in a romantic relationship…our values are very much around the importance of family and the importance of those relationships, and I’m lucky that we’re aligned in that way. And it’s been hard, and you know, like, we’ve gone through really difficult times with it but we’ve always said these children are our priority.” – Gwyneth Paltrow

It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength. Maya Angelou

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men” – Frederick Douglass

Family means putting your arms around each other and being there. Barbara Bush

The best security blanket a child can have is parents who respect each other. Jane Blaustone

They call it a ‘stepfamily’ because together we took a step in the right direction. Unknown

“Remember you are not managing an inconvenience. You are raising a human being.” – Kittie Frantz

“Parenthood – the scariest hood you’ll ever go through” – Unknown

“You can’t collaborate with someone who refuses to collaborate. Start parallel parenting: Keep strict boundaries, communicate only over big-ticket items such as medical care and education, and interact minimally, even if that means having separate birthday parties.” – Virginia Gilbert

Make a positive difference in your children’s lives. Act and speak about your co-parent with respect and integrity. Allison Pescosolido

In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony. Friedrich Neitzche

“It may be hard for some children to grow from the consequence of divorce and broken family.”

Stepfamily households do not begin and end at the front door. Patricia Papernow

“Let the world see that the wholeness of a family does not always have to equate to happiness in life.”

“The best obligation as a parent is to not bring chaos into your children’s lives” – Unknown

“I find Co-parenting really easy. Scott and I communicate all the time. You have to keep discussing what’s going on because as the children grow older, the rules need to be renegotiated.” – Kourtney Kardashian

I’m very fortunate because we’re committed to Co-parenting our children together. Elle Macpherson

“To be in your children’s memories tomorrow, you have to be in their lives today.” – Barbara Johnson

The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other. Richard Bach

I mean, I’m single, I’m Co-parenting. I’m doing okay.. Naomi Watts

“A narcissist will never co-parent with you. They will counter parent. They don’t care about the emotional damage that the constant drama inflicts upon the children as long as it causes emotional drama to you.” – A.Price

The blended family isn’t just an ordinary family times two. It’s a special kind of family with special needs. Maxine Marsolin

“Narcissists don’t usually like having others set boundaries on them but this is a must as you co-parent to protect yourself and the kids. The key to making boundaries work is to stick to them. It may mean hanging up the phone, walking away, closing doors or driving away to enforce your limits. Setting boundaries does not have to be done in a hostile manner; with practice, patience, and restraint it can be done with courtesy.” – Karyl McBride


“If Matt and I had a great relationship, we would still be together, but we chose to move on because we had different visions of how we wanted to live our lives. That doesn’t mean, though, that we can’t rebuild something that would be the best thing for the kids.” – Kate Hudson


It’s about prioritizing. Just take it one step at a time. Do the best you can. I’m a mom and I have two husbands—an ex-husband and a next husband. It’s a blended family and it’s very hard to keep things together, but we’re happy and we live in love. Kimora Lee Simmons


“But at the end of the day, we’ve got a great kid who’s got two parents who love him very much. And we’re finding a way to navigate this while still remaining friends and still being kind to one another.” – Chris Pratt
We care for each other and care about our family, and we are both working towards the same goal. Angelina Jolie

If you are struggling with co-parenting, don’t give up. There are tons of celebrities and quotes out there which can help inspire your parenting. With these positive co-parenting quotes on hand, you’ll be able to see that things will get better in time! What’s one quote by a famous person or celebrity about co-parenting that has inspired you the most? comment below.

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