Co-Parenting Classes ($50)

Separation or divorce mean big changes in daily life, and this can leave your kids feeling upset, angry, anxious, stressed out and a whole host of other negative emotions. Naturally, coping with this sort of situation often doesn’t come easily for children, so they rely on the support they get from you, your co-parent and all the other adults in their lives. During co-parenting education, you’ll learn what emotions your child may struggle with during this time and how you can support them in a way that is healthy. While you may feel as if you already have a solid understanding of your child’s feelings and how you can make him or her happy, these classes can teach you how to observe your child’s behavior in a different light. The educators will also offer up ways for you to reintroduce structure back into your family household to make your child feel safe and secure.

You will also explore co-parenting strategies. When you go from raising kids together in one household to doing it separately across two, it can be a difficult change. Everything from the logistics to the emotions involved in a new co-parenting situation will impact how you raise your kids going forward. At first, the best way to handle this new form of parenting might not be obvious. During co-parenting classes for divorcing or separating parents, you’ll learn about the different issues you may face as co-parents that you didn’t have to deal with before, such as shared expenses, the parenting time schedule, and communication and information-sharing across two households. You and your co-parent will still have to make decisions on these areas together, but it’s less stressful to make agreements in advance before issues or disputes arise.

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