Strengthening Families Through Collaboration
Parenting coordination is a valuable resource for families navigating challenging parenting arrangements. It is a specialized form of dispute resolution designed to assist separated or divorced parents in managing conflicts and making decisions regarding their children’s upbringing.
What is Parenting Coordination?
Parenting coordination is a child-focused process that aims to minimize conflict and promote cooperation between parents. A trained and neutral parenting coordinator facilitates communication, helps parents resolve disagreements, and implements parenting plans.
Key Components of Parenting Coordination
- Conflict Resolution: Parenting coordinators help parents identify and address sources of conflict, such as communication breakdowns or differences in parenting styles.
- Mediation: Parenting coordinators act as mediators, guiding parents through discussions to reach agreements on various issues, including custody schedules, education, healthcare, and extracurricular activities.
- Implementation of Parenting Plans: Once agreements are reached, parenting coordinators help implement and monitor parenting plans to ensure compliance and address any disputes that may arise.
- Education and Support: Parenting coordinators provide parents with information and resources to improve their parenting skills and strengthen their co-parenting relationship.
- Decision-Making: If the parents cannot come to an agreement, the parenting coordinator can break the deadlock and make the decision for them.
A parenting coordinator can help protect children from escalating conflict and keep the focus on their needs.
Benefits of Parenting Coordination
- Reduced Conflict: By providing a structured process for resolving disputes, parenting coordination can significantly reduce conflict between parents, creating a more stable and harmonious environment for children.
- Improved Communication: Parenting coordinators help parents develop effective communication skills, enabling them to co-parent more successfully and make decisions in the best interests of their children.
- Faster Resolutions: Parenting coordination offers a timely and efficient means of resolving disputes, reducing the need for costly and time-consuming litigation.
The focus of parenting coordination is always on the well-being of the children involved, ensuring that decisions are made with their best interests in mind.
Is Parenting Coordination Right for You?
Parenting coordination helps parents who are experiencing ongoing conflict, or struggling to make decisions together regarding their children’s upbringing. It is particularly helpful for high-conflict co-parenting situations, or families with complex parenting arrangements.
Get Started Today
If you believe parenting coordination could benefit your family, don’t hesitate to reach out. Our parenting coordinators are here to support you through this challenging time and help you build a brighter future for your children.
Contact Claudia Bordes and Lisa Sharp
Email us at bordescj@gmail.com or lisasharp@rogers.com, or call 613-807-2673 (Claudia) or 613-608-8698 (Lisa) for an appointment to discuss parenting coordination.
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