By committing to care, you will give your child the gift of love, continued contact with both parents and a much happier childhood. Wishing you strength, courage and patience as you move forward in establishing a new and cooperative relationship. Parents learn to recognize parental hostility and discover how conflict impacts their child s development. Factors which influence a child s adjustment to divorce are presented. For the sake of their child, parents learn to view their former spouse from their child s perspective.
Parents work to identify the positive and valuable qualities of the child s other parent.
They learn to create two homes, minimize stress at transitions, and make time sharing a positive experience for their child. Parents determine the obvious and not so obvious ways they put their child in the middle of their conflict. They discover the influence of loyalty and the ways their children struggle to avoid a loyalty bind. The importance of allowing children access to their extended family is also addressed. Parents examine their attachment to their former spouse.