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{3 minutes to read} When hearing about parenting classes, divorcing parents sometimes wonder: “Why would I need this class? My husband and I don’t need to be told how to raise our children.” The goal of parenting classes, however, is not to tell people how to raise their children, but to help them face the…
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As far as I remember, parenting classes were originally designed to teach expectant or new parents how to take care of their newborn baby and how to handle the different stages of their early development. In the area of separation and divorce, attending parenting classes has a very different purpose. Lesley Friedland, Founder and Executive…
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A Parent Coordinator (PC) is usually a licensed mental health professional or an attorney assigned by the courts to manage ongoing issues in high-conflict parenting cases. The PC’s decisions then become court-ordered. We are also frequently seeing parents voluntarily engage a PC to help them with their conflicts around their children. The parents agree to…
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While the new documentary Divorce Corp. shown in cinemas throughout the country depicts a very grim and sad picture of what divorcing couples are facing at the hands of lawyers and judges in the family courts, some wonderful endeavors have emerged to support and help families who are choosing a different path to get through…
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