Unapologetic Parenting

Carl Knickerbocker, JD is an Award-Winning divorced lawyer with 3 children in a thriving blended family. He's an emotional abuse survivor, parallel parenting advocate, and all-around sceptic of everything dealing with trendy-trendy coparenting and the family court system. He is the founder of Unapologetic Parenting, IG influencer, multiple year SuperLawyer, and passionate speaker on all topics dealing with divorce and parenting after divorce. Getting divorced does not mean you failed your kids. Coparenting should never be done at the expense of your sanity. Episodes cover strategy, boundaries, recovery, healing, and effective kid-raising tips. Join us for healing and learning!

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If Your Ex Is Committed To Disagreeing With Everything You Say, Stop Arguing

Don’t argue with someone who has decided that they are never wrong and you are never right. When exes disagree with us, it is often part of the power that existed during the marriage, through the divorce, and into the present. They are set on winning by always being right and making us always wrong. They refuse to concede. Constant disagreement is also a way to bait us into giving them attention. They then use that attention to further provoke and disrupt us. They use disagreement to make sure w...

Jan 09, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Introduction To Parellel Parenting

Parallel parenting is a plan with clear rules and clear boundaries. To parallel parent is to stay out of your ex’s house (literally and figuratively) and vice versa. Parallel parenting is based on personal accountability and acknowledges the reality of conflict and divorce. Trendy coparenting is a philosophy of “shoulds.” Coparents should have free and open and friendly communication. Everyone should get along. Coparenting should work if you love your kids enough and focus on the kids enough. Co...

Jan 09, 2021•12 min

When You See Negative Traits In The Kids, Model The Behavior You Want To See

When we see our exex' negative traits showing up in the kids, it is a call for us to step up and model the behaviors we want the kids to embody. This is also true when we see our own past or present undesirable traits taking root in the kids. Or when we see negative traits that remind us of our parents or grandparents. The best way to influence kids’ behavior is through consistent modeling of the desired behavior. Shaming them that they are like so-and-so and cracking down on the behavior is unl...

Jan 09, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 3

How To Handle Gaslighting And Manipulation

Nothing empowers us more against gaslighting and manipulation than a firm grasp of the facts. If we want to become highly resistant or impervious to gaslighting and other high-conflict games, we need to be dedicated to facts, evidence, and rational thinking. Lots of online advice encourages you to keep “feelings journals” and to tell yourself affirmations about “knowing your truth.” Far better is keeping an accurate and consistent fact journal and letting the data affirm your knowledge of the tr...

Jan 08, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Introduction To Parental Alienation

There is a lot of misinformation out there on the topic of parental alienation...not only concerning what it is but also what to do if you think legitimate alienation is in play. Many of the online definitions are incorrect and confuse alienation with estrangement. Many describe normal child-preference behaviors and incorrectly label them alienation. Alienation is not the same thing as estrangement. Alienation is not simply when a child likes one parent less than the other. Being behind in the "...

Jan 05, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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