[header] How to help your child when the other parent is a narcissist [title] Limit your contact with the narcissistic parent. [step] If you and the narcissist have split up, your best option is to minimize your communication with your child's parent. Narcissists are generally high-conflict people. 
To prevent exposing your child to a battle they can't understand, limit interactions between you and the other parent as much as possible. [substeps] Speak to the narcissist only when absolutely necessary and keep the subject of your communications strictly related to parenting.