Parenting Coordination
What is parenting coordination?
What is parenting coordination?
What is parenting coordination?
Parenting coordination is a way to help separated or divorced parents work together better when it comes to raising their children. It involves a neutral professional, a parenting coordinator (PC) who helps the parents make decisions and resolve disagreements about their children. The PC doesn’t make the final decisions but helps parents
Parenting coordination is a way to help separated or divorced parents work together better when it comes to raising their children. It involves a neutral professional, a parenting coordinator (PC) who helps the parents make decisions and resolve disagreements about their children. The PC doesn’t make the final decisions but helps parents communicate effectively and find solutions that are best for the children. The goal is to reduce conflict and make co-parenting smoother.
Even after a Parenting Order or Agreement is in place, conflicts don’t just disappear. That’s often when the real challenge of daily co-parenting starts, and doubts about the orders can pop up. We help families move forward after separation by providing education, mediation, and case management. This way, we keep track of progress and support parents to make sure their children have the best outcomes.
How does it work?
What is parenting coordination?
What is parenting coordination?
1. The parents and the Parenting Coordinator sign an agreement that outlines how they’ll work together, what the process will be, and what everyone expects from the arrangement.
2. At first, each parent has a one-on-one intake session. After that, they have joint sessions with the other parent and the Parenting Coordinator together. If the
1. The parents and the Parenting Coordinator sign an agreement that outlines how they’ll work together, what the process will be, and what everyone expects from the arrangement.
2. At first, each parent has a one-on-one intake session. After that, they have joint sessions with the other parent and the Parenting Coordinator together. If there are safety concerns, these joint sessions are set up so the parents don’t have to be in the same room.
3. Parents continue to attend sessions, usually on a monthly basis, until the PC advises that the matter can move to an ‘as needed’ basis.
4. Besides attending sessions, either parent can reach out to the PC if they have a concern or problem. The PC will then talk to the other parent to try and resolve the issue out quickly.
5. The PC will educate the parents how to handle things on their own, so eventually they can manage co-parenting without needing the Coordinator's help.
6. The parents will usually share equally in the cost of all communications and sessions with the PC.
Benefits of Parenting Coordination
PC Benefits Families by:
PC Benefits Families by:
PC Benefits Families by:
- Cuts down on conflicts after the Parenting Orders are set.
- Help parents focus on what’s best for the kids in a real, practical way.
- Quickly assist with everyday issues that come up while putting the Parenting Orders or agreements into action.
- Keep an eye on whether parents are complying the Parenting Orders or Plan.
- Reduce overall family conf
- Cuts down on conflicts after the Parenting Orders are set.
- Help parents focus on what’s best for the kids in a real, practical way.
- Quickly assist with everyday issues that come up while putting the Parenting Orders or agreements into action.
- Keep an eye on whether parents are complying the Parenting Orders or Plan.
- Reduce overall family conflict when parents struggle to get along, make decisions, or communicate. This helps the children, who are the ones most affected by high-conflict situations.
PC Benefits Children by:
PC Benefits Families by:
PC Benefits Families by:
- Boost a child's confidence and self-esteem by creating a great environment for them to grow.
- Reduces a child's stress by lowering parental conflict.
- Ease any feelings of being stuck in the middle between parents.
- Improve the chances of keeping both parents actively involved in a child's life.
- Make home life more relaxed so the child can adjust better.
PC Benefits Parents by:
PC Benefits Families by:
PC Benefits Parents by:
- Educates parents about how parental conflict affects their child’s development.
- Help parents with skills like managing anger, communicating better, and dealing with issues related to divorce.
- Work with parents to solve both small and big problems that come up when putting parenting orders or plans into action in everyday life.
How Can a Parenting Coordinator (PC) Help?
How Can a Parenting Coordinator Help?
How Can a Parenting Coordinator Help?
How Can a Parenting Coordinator Help?
After a relationship ends, following parenting orders or a parenting plan can be tough. These orders might have been set by a judge or worked out by the parents with help from lawyers or a mediator. The rules are in place, but making them work in real life can be challenging.
Engaging a parenting coordinator can help with this.
Now What?
How Can a Parenting Coordinator Help?
How Can a Parenting Coordinator Help?
Have the conflicts with the other parent regarding the children suddenly stopped just because you have your Agreement?
How about communication?
How Can a Parenting Coordinator Help?
How about communication?
Just because you signed an Agreement doesn’t mean you and the other parent will instantly start communicating well.
A lot of parents don’t really understand what shared parenting involves or how to make it work day-to-day. Often, it’s not the big issues but the small ones—like changing drop-off times or adjusting schedules—that cause the m
Just because you signed an Agreement doesn’t mean you and the other parent will instantly start communicating well.
A lot of parents don’t really understand what shared parenting involves or how to make it work day-to-day. Often, it’s not the big issues but the small ones—like changing drop-off times or adjusting schedules—that cause the most conflict.
A PC can help with these kinds of problems. They start by helping you and the other parent agree on these day-to-day issues and then teach you how to make decisions together and reduce daily conflicts. By sorting out these issues, PCs can also cut down on the need for lawyers, saving you time and money.
Overall, a PC helps parents build a healthier co-parenting relationship, cut down on conflicts, and reduce factors that can affect a child’s adjustment after a divorce. The goal is to give kids a chance to grow up in a home where they’re not stressed out by parental conflicts.