Divorce mediation: Transforming parenting roles during divorce
On behalf of Laughlin & Company Lawyers Mediators posted in Divorce Mediation on Monday, September 4, 2017.
Waving the white flag is the first order of business when it comes to making the best out of a less than stellar divorce situation. Divorce is usually not looked upon as a positive regarding any familial area. But by adopting a divorce model used in British Columbia divorce mediation, divorce couples can parent their children as separate individuals as well as they were able to as a couple.
No couple wants any animosity that may be between them to be transferred to their children. There are times when children — in as much pain about the divorce as they may be — may use the situation to their advantage, and this is where having a parenting plan or map comes in handy. A family mediator may be able to diffuse situations where a child or children are pitting one parent against the other.
Focusing on the children is of the utmost importance when working out parenting roles during and after divorce. Children often think that they are responsible for their parents splitting up and that they must fix things. Part of the role of family mediation is to help parents deal with these emotions in their children.
Children deal with divorce differently at different ages, according to experts in psychology. When parents realize that if they don’t work as a team when it comes to their kids, their kids will try to pit them against each other mainly for attention. How children act could also be a reactionary way of how each parent is coping with the separation.
These are the kind of issues that can be discussed with a British Columbia lawyer experienced in family law and divorce mediation issues. A caring and concerned lawyer would be able to help divorcing parents and their children to get the help necessary to help through an emotional time. As well, a lawyer will make sure all the legalities of the divorce have been addressed, and that’s what lawyers do.
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Source: mediate.com, “A Transformative Parenting Mediation Model,” Wayne Plenert, Accessed on Sept. 1, 2017