Parenting Facilitation
Dallas Insight Counseling Services
Parenting Facilitation
Our Parenting Facilitation service offers professional guidance and support for parents struggling with co-parenting during or after a divorce. We assist parents in making decisions and learning to collaborate effectively for the well-being of their child/children. Our service aims to reduce conflict, improve relationships, and create a positive and safe environment for your child/children.
We understand the difficulties of co-parenting, including issues with anger, distrust, and communication, and we are here to help. Many families experience ongoing conflict even after divorce, often due to disagreements over matters not addressed in a parenting plan or a court order. This environment can have negative effects on children, leading to emotional and behavioral problems.
Our goal is to help parents navigate these challenges and create a more harmonious environment for their child/children.
Benefits for Divorcing or Divorced Parents
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Role Transition: Assist parents in shifting their roles from former spouses to co-parents, by fostering a cooperative relationship rather than an adversarial one.
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Education on Impact: Educate parents on how parental conflict has detrimental effects on their child's emotional well-being and help them understand the importance of reducing conflict.
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Conflict Contribution: Help parents recognize their own contributions to conflict and work on increasing their impulse control which leads to more constructive interactions.
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Skill Development: Provide training in anger management, communication, conflict resolution skills, and understanding children's issues in divorce by promoting healthier interactions.
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Possession Schedule Execution: We will ensure the proper execution of possession schedules as specified in temporary orders or divorce decrees, providing stability and predictability for the child.
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Monitoring and Modification: Monitor parenting time and modify time-sharing arrangements as needed to reduce parental conflict and assure the child’s best interest are met.
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Cooperative Parenting Plan: Work with parents to develop a detailed cooperative parenting plan covering living arrangements, discipline, holidays, communication, etc., facilitating smoother co-parenting.
Benefits for Children
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Stress Reduction: Reduce the child’s symptoms of stress as parental conflict decreases and promote emotional well-being.
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Loyalty Bind Diminishment: Diminish the child's sense of loyalty binds and reduce emotional strain and confusion.
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Home Atmosphere: Create a more relaxed home atmosphere and allowing the child to adjust more effectively to the new family dynamics.
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Modeling Skills: Teach effective communication and conflict resolution skills as modeled by their parents, help the child develop these important life skills.
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Active Parental Involvement: Increase the likelihood of keeping two active parents in the child’s life which is crucial for their development and sense of security.
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Safety Assurance: Ensure the child’s safety through open and effective parental communication and prevent misunderstandings and conflict.
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Confidence and Self-Esteem: Enhance the child’s confidence and self-esteem by creating an optimal environment for growth and development.
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Future Relationship Stability: Diminish the likelihood of future relationship difficulties and divorce by providing a healthy model of conflict resolution and cooperation for the child to observe.