1. Allow children to observe how their parents accommodate differences and resolve disputes in a nonviolent manner. 2. Prepare young children for transitions to the other parent with only a little advance notice, using a relaxed and matter-of-fact tone, much as you would announce a pending trip to the store. Use the same tone to let them know when they will return. If the distress of the child worries you, ask the parent or a third party to call you 30 minutes later to let yo