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Are you and your ex still fighting over the kids even though the relationship has been over for months or even years? Still struggling with pick-ups and drop-offs? If yes, it’s time to get some help with co-parenting, help that can range from the use of a court-ordered parenting consultant to parent mediation. Each of these are important and helpful processes available to help you and your ex create a more effective co-parenting relationship.
Parenting consulting is the process to use when the conflict is such that you and your co-parent need the decision making authority of a neutral, outside third party. The parenting consultant is given authority by the court to make binding decisions within a specified scope.
Parent mediation is a more informal process than parenting consulting, and can be a better, less expensive option when the co-parents have the capacity to “hash through” topics without getting completely stuck in the conflict. This process involves both co-parents meeting together on a short-term basis to resolve specific challenges.
Reunification is needed when there is a significant skew toward a “favored” parent and away from the “targeted” parent. This process is a difficult and challenging one, and is most effective when there is a court order in place.
Parent coaching is a one-on-one process to help one of the co-parents interact more effectively with their former partner. Parent coaching may be ordered by a parenting consultant when he/she has identified a need for the parent to get help with conflict resolution and/or co-parenting communication.
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