Coparenting Without Chaos

This episode, Allexus and Brittany wrap up the season by answering listener questions they have received over the last few months. You must tune in to see if one of their listeners had the same question you have.

Do you ever feel like you're JUST the second wife? JUST the second mom? This week, we discuss what it's like to be the second or at least feel like it.

With a wide age range of children, Allexus and Brittany have a lot of different personalities to deal with and younger children who are still developing their personalities. This week they will discuss how each child's personality impacts their behavior and their relationship with one another.

Are you the fun parent? How about the pushover? Or maybe you're the stern parent. Sometimes we fail to understand, discipline, in all of its forms, can be loving. Allexus and Brittany discuss how they discipline the children in each house and how it impacts the children as they go from one house to the other.

House rules are important to establish for our children; however, when coparenting you don't control the house rules at the other parents' house. Allexus and Brittany discuss the difficulty in differing house rules and how they impact the children's compliance with the rules.

In a world inundated with technology screen time is hard to escape, but how much screen time should we allow our children? Allexus and Brittany share their philosophies and discuss the differences between households when it comes to screen time vs. being active or grabbing a good book. What side of the fence do you stand on?

This week Allexus and Brittany discuss the difference between spending time with your children and buying them nice things. As simple as it seems, when you are coparenting it may feel more like a competition. Find out how each of them feel toward one another because of what they are providing for the children.

We all know divorce affects kids, but not all divorces are the same and not all kids are the same. Allexus and Brittany dive in to the impact the divorce has had on each kid individually and what we can do to help our kids through it.

We all have those core memories that stick with us our entire life, but when do your kids start developing those? Allexus and Brittany discuss how past memories, they didn't even realize the older kids held onto, still affect the kids after the divorce.

We're Back!

They are finally back. Allexus and Brittany take you through the last year to discuss how the children are growing as well as some sad and happy moments they've experienced.

Don't miss the final episode of the season where Brittany and Allexus talk about things they do as coparents that other people think are strange and some of the complexities that go along with divorce.

Listen in as Allexus and Brittany talk about how it was growing up in a blended family and how it is seeing their own kids thrive in a blended family situation.

Communicating with an ex can be hard. Communicating with a bonus parent can be hard. Communication in general can be hard. Hear how Brittany, Allexus and the dads continually work on their communication.

We've all experienced it, so let's talk about it. This week Brittany and Allexus discuss mom guilt, postpartum and the importance of self care.

Join Brittany & Allexus as they discuss what it's like being a bonus mom to include how rewarding, but also challenging it can be at times.

In this emotional episode, Cody's sister, Caity, joins the show to talk about how her relationship with Brittany was impacted as a result of the divorce and how her and Allexus have bonded over the years due to her fertility struggles. The ladies also take a look at a coparenting relationship Caity is involved in that looks quite a bit different, but unfortunately is more of the norm.

You've heard from Brittany's best friend, now tune in as Brittany and Allexus sit down with Allexus' best friend, Ashley, to talk about what it was like to hear about Allexus' new, relationship, how her friend dynamic changed after kids and what her friends thought about their coparenting relationship.

Brittany and Allexus sit down with Britt's best friend, Jessica, to talk about what it was like to hear about the divorce, how the friends group reacted, how it felt introducing new people to the group and how far they have come.

Brittany and Allexus discuss anything and everything to do with parenting schedules with a few side rants about discipline and being a bonus mom. How does your parenting schedule compare to theirs? Do you have a set schedule or does it change? Find out more about how their parenting schedules have evolved over time and the adjustments they must make to accommodate the pack.

Cody aka Baby Daddy (our least favorite reference) makes his debut on Coparenting Without Chaos. Listen as Cody is put on the spot about how he felt trying to balance his ex-wife and new girlfriend. Cody shares the most complicated parts and discusses how he felt about his baby mamas growing so close.