SEPARATION WITH HEART®
“Relationships Work…”® to live the agreement
CO-PARENTING
Robert J. Hollander, JD, LCSW-C
Mediator, Attorney, Counselor
Lori W. Hollander, LCSW-C, BCD
Mediator, Counselor
When a separation or divorce involves children,
working together as “Co-Parents” is in your children’s
best interest. On-going communication between parents for the
purposes of exchanging important information, making decisions,
and resolving conflicts needs to be managed.
Building a strong Co-Parenting relationship with your former
spouse:
- Minimizes the negative impact of divorce on your children
- Is healthier for you
WHY LEARN THE SKILLS TO CO-PARENT?
Research reveals that it is not separation per se that creates
life-time scars for children, but rather their experience of being
caught between the destructive forces of two resentful and deeply
wounded parents.
Parents can acquire the practical skills
to secure the structure, certainty and peace necessary to move beyond
past hurt, and model the healthy resolution of conflict for their
children.
Most couples need guidance through the separation process and beyond!
At Separation with Heart®, Bob Hollander, mediator,
attorney and counselor, and Lori Hollander, mediator and counselor
work as a team to help spouses build amicable co-parenting relationships.
WHEN PARENTS WORK TOGETHER, CHILDREN WILL:
- Adapt to the separation more quickly
- Feel their world is more secure and predictable
- Have a greater sense of self worth
- Focus on their own developmental, academic and peer issues rather
than on the struggle between two angry parents
- Learn to face and work through conflict
- Understand that their parents separation does not mean that
they are losing either parent
WHEN PARENTS WORK TOGETHER, YOU WILL:
- Protect your children from emotional harm
- Build a more trusting relationship with your children
- Parent more effectively and be able to reach joint decisions
- Have more consistent routines and rules between households
- Avoid the chronic conflict and anxiety that results when parents
cannot communicate
- Be more able to accept the separation and move on with your
life
Our Services include:
Parent Coaching – Bob and Lori work as a
team with co-parents to help them develop skills to:
- Communicate Effectively
- Manage Conflict
- Make Collaborative Decisions
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