I have often said: If we could just "fix" the parents, many children
would no longer need therapy. This is a good opportunity to do just that.
Through the course of my experience, I have seen many divorcing
parents who seem to think of their child as their possession,
while failing to recognize the child has two parents who
actively need to be involved in their children's lives.
It is good for newly separated parents to attend sessions to learn
cooperative parenting skills, safeguard against Parental Alienation,
understand the needs of their children, and
work on developing and implementing a parenting plan.
It is beneficial for parents to learn to reduce conflict and work together in
a healthy manner for the sake of their child. During this process, parents
will learn to properly grieve the ending of the relationship;
and learn skills to keep their personal emotions
to themselves while co‑parenting.
This enables a child to experience much less stress in the already
stressful situation of parental divorce.
Learning to co‑parent can save a child years of confusion and
emotional distress, and can profoundly affect your child's future.