The Parent Team (previously known as Children in Between)
A class for parents who want to focus on their kidswithout putting them in the middle. This program is for parents who have divorced, separated, or restructured. This model utilizes evidence-informed tools and strategies that guide co-parents in how to put their kids in focus, and keep them out of conflict.
In addition to the program, registrants receive a follow-up consultation with one of Families First's professional counselors six months after the class ends.
Upcoming Classes: 4-series class from 6pm-8pm over Zoom. Next class: Beginning of May. Exact dates to come. Please complete the registration to be signed up for our next class. For more information, email [email protected]
NOTE: If you and your partner both wish to sign up for this class, you must register SEPARATELY. Thank you! Please register HERE.
Children of divorce are at high risk for a number of behavioral and emotional problems. Longitudinal research shows that only about a third can be described as "doing well" three, five, and even ten years after the divorce. Another third have persistent adjustment difficulties, while the final third are still intensely unhappy, angry, dissatisfied with life, depressed, and deeply lonely. Many parents are so caught up in their own pain and distress and financial worries-- both during the divorce and after-- that they are simply not tuned in to their children's reactions and problem- our course addresses this.
The advantages to providing an educational intervention are numerous, but most importantly they guarantee that all parents with children under 18 who are engaged in divorce or post-divorce proceedings will be exposed to materials and discussions that will sensitize them to their children's difficulties and, hopefully, teach them skills to minimize the children's stress. Our multi-session approach aims to reduce parental conflict and give parents instruction on how to reduce their child's exposure to conflict. When parents hear about other parents' similar experiences, it increases their own likelihood of sharing their experiences and makes it more likely they will critically examine their own behavior. It also increase peer-to-peer support.