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A common challenge to developing a healthy co-parenting relationship are fears from the primary care giver that the other parent does not 'know enough' about parenting.  It is true that intact families often choose to divide responsibilities, with one parent being responsible for child related duties and the other parent taking care of the finances and household maintenance.  In those cases it is not surprising that there are worries about whether a parent has enough skill to play a shared parenting role after separation.