Ongoing conflict hurts kids more than the divorce itself.
Decades of research link ongoing parental conflict – not separation itself – to poorer outcomes for children after divorce. "Child-centred Co-parenting" is a co-parenting book that helps families reduce conflict after divorce, with practical co-parenting tools, communication scripts and boundaries, and helps you tailor a co-parenting plan that gives your children consistency in both homes.
You can begin this shift even if your co-parent won't. One parent, consistently lowering the temperature, changes what your child experiences every day.
The Book
A co-parenting book for high conflict co-parenting after divorce.
"Child-centred Co-parenting" is written for parents who know that ongoing conflict, not separation itself, is what harms children most. This book gives you real-world co-parenting tips to stop the cycle, communicate clearly with a difficult ex, and raise secure, happy kids across two homes.
- Strategies to minimise conflict, including parallel parenting when contact must stay low
- Co-parenting communication scripts for difficult conversations with your ex
- Co-parenting boundaries that hold, even with a high conflict or narcissistic ex
- A co-parenting plan for routines, handovers and holidays, without the drama
- Introducing new partners and step-parents, and staying consistent in both homes
- Tools that work even if only one parent is committed to reducing conflict
For the parent willing to go first
You don't need both parents on board to change your child's experience.
The research is hopeful: when even one parent consistently lowers conflict, protects the child from adult tension, and responds calmly instead of reactively, children show fewer anxiety symptoms, better school engagement, and stronger relationships in both homes.
This book is written for the willing parent – the one who is ready to break the cycle, even if your co-parent isn't there yet. You will learn how to set boundaries that protect your peace, communicate in ways that don't escalate, and parent in parallel when cooperation isn't possible.
Your child doesn't need a perfect co-parenting relationship. They need one steady, calm adult putting them first.
Child-centred co-parenting
Every framework starts with what your child needs after divorce, not what's easiest for the adults.
Written from lived experience
A mother and a step-mother sharing the same child, writing the co-parenting book they wish they'd had.
Practical co-parenting tips
Communication scripts, boundaries and routines you can use this week, not theory.
One parent can lead
You don't need your co-parent to change first. One calm, committed adult is enough to improve your child's outcomes.
Meet the authors
A mother and a step-mother, on the same team.
Tracey and Daniella share a son, and a belief that co-parenting can be a source of strength, not a battleground.
"We didn't always get it right, but the moment we put our son at the centre, everything else fell into place."
Tracey Duff
Co-author, mother
"As a teacher, I see the impact that parental conflict has on children daily. We're here to help you reverse that."
Daniella Rigon
Co-author, step-mother
Order your copy
Bring it home.
Available as hardcover or ebook. Shipping $4.99 AUD worldwide. Start today, even if your co-parent doesn't.
Child-centred Co-parenting
Hardcover · by Tracey Duff & Daniella Rigon
The Course
Choose the package that fits your family
Six weeks to calmer handovers, clearer messages and a parenting plan your child can count on. All prices in Australian dollars, GST inclusive.
Core
A$99 incl. GST
- Self-paced 6-week course
- 1 × Child-centred Co-parenting book
- Weekly worksheets
- Key resources and checklists
Complete
A$197 incl. GST
- Full course with lifetime access
- 2 × books, one for each home
- Communication scripts library
- Parenting plan templates
- Child-centred tools
Two books, so both homes can work from the same page.
Premium
A$299 incl. GST
- Everything in Complete
- Live online expert sessions
- Interactive online workshop
- Structured 6-week support program