Joint Custody, From a Distance

I read an article in The New York Times, called  "Kramer.com vs. Kramer.com" that discusses how technology is playing  a bigger role with divorced parents, that now have joint custody. When people break up with their boyfriend they usually don't have to see them again, but with divorced couples who share kids that not true. Usually divorced parents will fight in front of their kids about custody, saving money, and how to raise their kids. Some people find the voice of their ex wife/husband irritating or annoying and don't want to hear the sound of their voice. By texting or emailing  this limits the fighting. One parent said that everything, schedules, drop-offs, pickups, are all done my email and it avoids arguing in front of the kids. By not hearing a voice on the phone or face to face it is easier and less stressful. Also by the use of face time it allows the child to talk and see the other parent when they might be staying at the others, house. This way they can still communicate and see each other more than one time a week. If your worried that by communicating by text, the co parent may not response to you, you can set up a family wizard, which tracts the dates, a times, emails and texts are made, to make sure one reposes in a timely manner. 

When I picked this topic i was very intersected in how a divorce can 
effect child. One way that it can effect child is the fighting they may see with their parents, over something that involves them. I feel like the e-mailing and texting helps limit the amount fighting that goes on, especially if things ended on a bad not, they don't have to see each other as often. I think that the face timing is really good because it allows kids to see their mom or dad through the week and show them things, instead of just talking on the phone. 

Today technology plays a huge role in our lives and how we communicate. I found it intersecting that now technology has a role with divorce. Now custody calenders are all done online, so parents don't have to argue. I think that his is good for the child, but i think its important for the parents to be able to communicate with each other face to face civilly. In the future, their are going to be weddings, and graduations where they are both going to have to talked to each other with out the cell phone or through e mail.