Consultation with parents

Parents raise many concerns about how to help their children adapt to family change. This psycho-educational process begins during the first meeting with parents. Typical issues addressed include:

• how to inform children that parental separation is going to be permanent
• how to exchange co-parenting information during a tense time in a way that minimizes stress on the children
  concrete, effective ways to keep kids out of the middle
• recommended books and other resources for kids and parents going through divorce
• referrals for support, information and therapy for family members as needed
• how to maintain empathy, structure and support for children during the family change process
• neutral, contextual support for co-parenting
• how and when to introduce new partners to the children