Helping parents help their children through separation
Equipping parents be better prepared to help their children effectively adapt to the many issues affecting them during periods of stressful family transition.
METHODOLOGY
A Focus on Education:
Video-based curriculum
OBJECTIVES
Parents will learn:
How to talk to their children
PROGRAM BENEFITS
A Focus on Family & Community: Increased support of children
Reduces post-decree court appearances 4 hours of parenting educationThe Course
Session 1
The goals of the program are to provide you information and teach you skills as parents to ease the divorce process for your children and yourselves. For Session 1, our goals are for you to learn how to take care of yourself and your children, understand what your children's needs are, and learn how to communicate with your children. We will also learn how to resolve conflict with your ex-partner.
Session 2
We will watch and learn about some common pitfalls that parents experience when going through a separation. It’s important to know that these are natural mistakes to make. For each of the seven problems we will present to you, we will show you what the problems look like. Then we’ll show you what you should do instead. At the end of this program, we will discuss some considerations for moving forward after separation.
