Archive for the ‘children’ Category
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Supervised visitation is centered on facilitating a relationship between the children and both parents. If both parents are present for visitation the positive message it sends to the kids is powerful. It says that the kids are more important than our differences. It says that parents will work together to create a sense of safety. It gives the kids a sense of peace that parents will be okay and that a relationship with each parent will be okay. It is a chance at consistent and calm interaction. (more…)
Posted in alienation, child's best interest, children, Divorce Mediation, estranged parent, ongoing conflict, parenting agreement, Supervised Visitation, undermining parent | 1 Comment »
Thursday, September 8th, 2011
To say that a parent’s attachment to his or her kids is strong may be a negative statement. Attachment is described as secure and insecure, so it is possible to have a strong attachment that is insecure. (more…)
Posted in attachment, children, Divorce Mediation | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Working with the Court in managing chaotic situations involving children and counseling is challenging and requires an additional set of skills. This article should help to evaluate court-involved counseling. It is important to know how counseling will affect the legal process and how the legal process will affect counseling. (more…)
Posted in alienation, child's best interest, children, court, court-ordered counseling, custody, Divorce Mediation, estranged parent, legal processes, ongoing conflict, Parent Coordination and Parent Coordinator, Reunification Therapy | 1 Comment »
Monday, December 27th, 2010
Much of the time one parent does not realize what they are doing. The effect on the kids is unnoticed. It is usually experienced by the child as stress, tension, anxiety, guilt and depression. Kids may act out or hide it. Parents usually justify it.
What is “it?” On the moderate side it is undermining the other parent and it can lead to alienation. (more…)
Posted in alienation, children, complaints about other parent, Divorce Mediation, how to tell the kids, parenting, undermining parent | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
You can make a difference when it comes to insulating your children from the harmful effects of unavoidable divorce. Children of divorce are most affected by ongoing conflict, absent parents, and financial shifts in lifestyle. Moreover, how the child responds to the divorce is modeled by how each parent deals with it. Generally, if the parents are coping well, the children are coping well. (more…)
Posted in child's best interest, children, complaints about other parent, Divorce Mediation, ongoing conflict, parenting, undermining parent | 1 Comment »
Friday, May 7th, 2010
Here are some questions that will have to be answered not by the mediator, but by the parents in the best interest of their children:
1. What is in the best interest of the child when determining custody?
2. Will child care be needed? (more…)
Posted in children, Divorce Mediation, parenting | No Comments »
