Co-parenting seems to be everywhere. People are sharing custody, taking vacations together and even taking turns living in the marital home so that the children don't have to go back and forth to different homes. Many California parents take pride in the fact that they continue to have a close relationship with each other after divorce in order to continue raising their children.
Despite media coverage and emphasis on this new style of parenting after divorce, you shouldn't feel like a failure if you can't do it. Not every couple can remain so intertwined after a divorce -- even if it is for their children. Instead, every couple should focus on a way to remain active in their children's lives, and that doesn't have to mean remaining in each other's lives as well.