Benefits to the Child:
- Reducing anxiety and stress as parental conflict decreases
- Encouraging two actively involved parents
- Eliminating the need to choose between parents
- Creating a healthier home atmosphere
- Reducing the likelihood of future concerns such as drug dependency, promiscuity, disrespect, poor school achievement
- Helping a child to feel secure and accepted
Benefits to the Parents:
- Acknowledgement of the children’s needs as the main priority
- Effective communication and conflict resolution techniques
- Understanding the importance of parental bonds with both parents
- Assessing and meeting the child’s needs and feelings
- Fostering personal responsibility for each individual’s actions
- Recognition of the long-term benefits of Co-Parenting
- Managing the financial responsibilities of both parents
- Understanding the child will not come from a single home, but from two parents living in separate homes
The Co Parenting Classes will include:
- Emotional effects of divorce or separation
- Emotional and behavioral reactions to divorce by children
- Parenting issues relating to specific developmental stages
- Stress indicators in children
- Communication styles and tools
- Family stabilization through relationship development
- Holiday planning and preparation
- Visitation and transition topics
- Financial responsibilities of parenting
- Conflict, anger management, and Family violence
- Spousal abuse
- Child abuse and neglect
- Community resources and services