Now Published: Co-Parenting or Parallel Parenting with a Toxic Ex

Both Homes Press has published its first title: Co-Parenting or Parallel Parenting with a Toxic Ex by Dana Whitaker, Book 1 of the Clean Record series. Publication date: 27 October 2026.

The book

Word-for-word scripts for high-conflict co-parenting texts and emails: what to send, what never to send, and how to keep a clean record. Fifty-five scenarios across twelve categories — scheduling, money, holidays, school and medical decisions, new partners, broken agreements, hostile messages — built on the Clean Record Method (Pause → Trim → Send → Log) and the Five-Sentence Rule. A full section covers parallel parenting for readers whose co-parent will not cooperate, and an early chapter covers safety, with verified resources, for situations where scripts are not enough.

The book is general information, not legal or therapeutic advice.

Editions

• Paperback — ISBN 978-1-7353931-4-8 · $16.99 · 192 pages · 6 × 9 in
• Kindle ebook — ISBN 978-1-7353931-5-5 · $9.99 · also in Kindle Unlimited (KDP Select)

Both editions are available now through the author's site, danawhitakerbooks.com, which carries the purchase links, the free Pre-Send Checklist, and the book's companion podcast, The Clean Record — new episodes weekly, with full transcripts.

What follows

Book 2 of the series, The Parallel Parenting Playbook, is in production and expected in Winter 2026–27. The title one-sheet for Book 1, with full bibliographic data, is available on this site's Press page.