The Putting Kids First Co Parenting Class creates an opportunity for parents and family members to shift their attention from the personal aspects of divorce to the needs of their children. By using a psychoeducational approach, the Co Parenting Class focuses on the enhancement of the children's ability to function within their families, improve the parental relationship, and impress upon parents their critical role in helping their children to adjust through coparenting skills learned within the class.
The Co Parenting Class Benefits Children by: Reducing their symptoms of stress as parental conflict decreases, Increasing the likelihood of keeping two actively involved parents, Diminishing their sense of needing to choose between parents, Creating a more relaxed home atmosphere, Reducing the likelihood of adolescent drug and alcohol problems, teen pregnancy, dropping out of school, crime, Helping a child to feel acceptance
The Co Parenting Class will Cover: Emotional effects of divorce, Emotional and behavioral reactions to divorce by children, Parenting issues relating to specific developmental stages, Stress indicators in children, Conflict Management, Family stabilization through Parenting relationship development, Financial responsibilities of parenting, Family violence, Spousal abuse, Child abuse and neglect, Mediation, Parenting plans, Community resources and services