Co parenting isn’t easy, but it’s definitely worth it. When you and your partner are able to work together as a team, raising your children becomes much simpler. That’s why we’ve put together this list of co-parenting quotes to help you navigate the journey. These quotes will remind you that you’re not alone, and that there are others out there who understand what you’re going through. Each and every one of these quotes will help you remember why co-parenting matters and the importance of putting your children first. Even when things get tough, remember that the work you put in now is for your children’s future.
Co parenting Quotes
- I’m very proud of them.” — Angelina Jolie“Your ex is not your child’s ex… remember that.” – Unknown
- “When both parents are involved, children thrive.” – Unknown
- “Co-parenting is not a competition, it’s a collaboration.” – Unknown
- “I mean, I’m single, I’m co-parenting. I’m doing okay.” — Naomi Watts
- “Your children need your presence more than your presents.” ― Jesse Jackson
- “A family portrait is only complete with love to fill its frame.” – Wes Fesler
- “There is no such thing as the perfect parent so just be the real one.” – Sue Atkins
- “Stepfamily households do not begin and end at the front door.” – Patricia L. Papernow
- “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” – Frederick Douglass
- “Anything is possible when you have the right people to support you.” – Misty Copeland
- “The best security blanket a child can have is parents who respect each other.” – Jane Blaustone
- “Remember you are not managing an inconvenience. You are raising a human being.” ― Kittie Frantz
- “The best security blanket a child can have is parents who respect each other.” – Jane Blaustone
- “Any man can help make a child, but it takes a special man to help raise a child.” – Tony Gaskins
- “Brad is such a great dad. When I’m working, he’s putting in the extra dad time.” — Angelina Jolie
- “If you love your child more than you hate your ex, you can solve most co-parenting” – Helen Fried
- “Any man can help make a child, but it takes a special man to help raise a child.” – Tony Gaskins
- “To be in your children’s memories tomorrow, you have to be in their lives today.” – Barbara Johnson
- “I’m very fortunate because we’re committed to co-parenting our children together.” – Elle Macpherson
- “Don’t worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.” –Robert Fulghum
- “Your first obligation as a parent is not to bring chaos into the lives of your children.” – Jenny Setzer
- “Families don’t have to match. You don’t have to look like someone else to love them.” – Leigh Anne Tuohy
- “Co-parenting is not about winning or losing, it’s about working together to raise the winners.” – Unknown
- “Don’t worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.” – Robert Fulghum
- “Co-parenting is about making sure your child(ren) have the best possible experience growing up.” – Unknown
- “If you love your child more than you hate your ex, you can solve most co-parenting problems.” – Helen Fried
- “We both realize that we’re parents and we’re in it for our kid, and that’s made it really easy.” – Pete Wentz
- “Co-parents need to suck it up and become a collaborative team for the sake of the child.” – Sherrill Ellsworth
- “At the end of the day, you’ve got to be a little selfless. You have to say ‘It’s not about us.’” – Nick Cannon
- “The most important thing in co-parenting is communication, understanding and respect for each other.” – Unknown
- “Co-parents need to suck it up and become a collaborative team for the sake of the child.” – Sherrill Ellsworth
- “When you tell a child you hate their other parent, you are telling them you hate half of who they are.” – Unknown
- “No one is ever quite ready. Everyone is always caught off guard. Parenthood chooses you.” – Marisa de Los Santos
- “The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other.” – Richard Bach
- “It takes two people to make a successful co-parenting relationship, but it only takes one to start it.” – Unknown
- “Thumbs up for parents and step-parents who co-parent! Children need to feel safe and loved in both homes.” – Unknown
- “[Our son] comes first and you have to get past your own egos and you never talk bad about each other.” – Idina Menzel
- “Stepparents are not around to replace a biological parent, rather augment a child’s life experience.” – Azriel Johnson
- 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
- “Your partner’s children are an extension of them and this makes them just as important to your happiness.” — Beth Happiness
- “The goal of co-parenting is to give your child(ren) all the love, support and guidance they need from both parents.” – Unknown
- “Co-parenting is not asking permission. It’s about discussing your child’s needs and wants and deciding what’s best.” – Unknown
- “There will always be steps you can take toward unity in your blended family. You will make—one step at a time!” – Donna Houpe
- “Effective parenting has nothing to do with pointing out our faults and everything to do with working out solutions.” – R. Knost
- “At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to child’s success is the positive involvement of the parents.” – Jane D. Hull
- “The blended family isn’t just an ordinary family times two. It’s a special kind of family with special needs.” – Maxine Marsolin
- “Effective parenting has nothing to do with pointing out our faults and everything to do with working out solutions.” – L.R. Knost
- “Why are you measuring? This is how you block, delay, hinder, obstruct and deny his place in the life as a father.” – Iyanla Vanzant
- “It’s a collaboration of parents doing what is best for the child regardless of their situation or feelings for one another.” – Unknown
- “Don’t ever talk trash to a child about their other parent. After all, you found some good in them long enough to reproduce.” – Unknown
- “The best, most mature co-parents will tell their therapist– and not their child – how much the other parent sucks.” – Hayley Gallagher
- “Make a positive difference in your children’s lives. Act and speak about your co-parent with respect and integrity.” – Allison Pescosolido
- “The sign of a great parent is not the behavior of the children, the sign of a truly great parent is the parent’s behavior.” – Andy Smithson
- “I don’t think it matters how many parents you’ve got, as long as those who are around making their presence a good one.” — Elizabeth Wurtzel
- “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
- “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
- “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
- “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
- “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
- “It takes strength and courage to do co-parenting the right way. It can be hard but in the end it will be worth it for the sake of the children.” – Unknown
- “Instead of raising children who turn out okay despite their childhood, let’s raise children who turn out extraordinary because of their child” – L.R. Knost
- “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.” – Unknown
- “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
- “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
- “As kids do, they’re smart, and even if parents try to keep things away from them, conflict and issues and whatnot, kids pick up on what’s happening.” – Anna Gunn
- “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
- “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
- “This is probably one of the most difficult challenges any parent could face, learning to love the other parent enough to make the children first.” – Lyanila Vanzant
- “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
- “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
- “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
- “Co-parenting is not about being friends with your former partner, it is about being responsible and civilly cooperative parents in order to benefit your child(ren).” – Unknown
- “I’m really fortunate because my ex and I are very good friends and I talk to him every day. Our daughteris growing up, seeing two people who care about each other.” – Angela Kinsey
- “I am very saddened by this, but what matters most now is the well-being of our kids. I kindly ask the press to give them the space they deserve during this challenging time.” — Brad Pitt
- “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
- “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
- “As a parent, you can’t completely avoid making mistakes. Accept it. The best you can do is to study your children, learn from your mistakes, and focus wisely on their upbringing.” – Gary Ezzo
- “Parents are the ultimate role models for child 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
- “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
- “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
- “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
- “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
- “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
- “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
- “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
- “You are demonstrating to men that they can come back and get their kids. All of those fatherless sons and daddy-less daughters and the men who didn’t know how to go back, you are demonstrating to the world that they can.” – Iyanla Vanzant
- “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 child” – Kela Price
- “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
- “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
- “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
- “We divided and conquered together with lots of calendar coordination along the way. If one of us had to travel for work, we made sure the other was home. Our kids didn’t care who was home as long as one of us was there, and we never missed important moments.” – Shelley Zalis
- “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
- “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
- “At the end of the day, you’ve got to be a little selfless. You have to say ‘It’s not about us. This didn’t work out quite how we wanted it to but look at the amazing blessing that we have in these wonderful children.’ So you kinda put everything else to the side and really focus.” – Nick Cannon
- “Being a father has changed me on so many levels and made me more generous and alive. I see my children as an essential part of my life, and it means so much to be able to educate them and help them make their way in the world as they grow up. I love being a father and all the responsibilities that it entails.” — Brad Pitt
- “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
- “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 parents’ unhappiness.” – Unknown
- “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 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 on the “bird nesting” co-parenting arrangement
- “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
Wrapping Up
Whether you’re just starting out on the co-parenting journey or have been doing it for years, these inspirational quotes will provide a valuable reminder that keeping the best interests of your kids in mind is key to successfully navigating this terrain. By prioritizing their joy and well-being, you can be sure that no matter how complicated things get, your kids will always be taken care of in the best way possible.
The journey of co-parenting can be complex but it doesn’t have to be a struggle. With these quotes as your guide, we hope that you find the strength and courage to make decisions that are best for everyone involved. Good luck!
