Going through a separation or divorce can have a devastating effect on any family, particularly for the children involved.
However, research has shown that those who parent together can have a significant improvement on the impact on their children.
Children in Focus is a six week training course aimed at separated parents, exploring the issues surrounding this very difficult time.
Working in partnership with the Centre for Separated Families based in York and their book “Putting Children First” and supported by the Parenting Fund, this toolkit will help parents deal with the other parent of your children on a day to day basis for the benefit of your child.
The course is delivered in a practical and experiential way and is based on groups, with each parent attending a different group.
The next courses we are running are:
Monday, 28th January 2008 |
West Leeds Family Resource Centre, Bramley |
1pm – 3pm |
Monday, 28th January 2008 |
Cardigan Centre, Cardigan Road, Burley |
6pm – 8pm |
Monday, 10th March 2008 |
West Leeds Family Resource Centre, Bramley |
1pm – 3pm |
Monday, 10th March 2008 |
Cardigan Centre, Cardigan Road, Burley |
6pm – 8pm |
These dates may be subject to change
For more information or to refer to this course, please contact Dave or Dawn on 0113 249 4844 or email dave.powell@zone67.co.uk
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Children in Focus – A Six week Course
Week |
Exercises include: |
1
Introductions |
What is family?
The Impact of Separation
Little listeners |
2
What about the kids? |
Boys and Girls
Talking with children
Resource sharing: Ideas to help |
3
Shouting and Screaming |
Common areas parents fight about
Stopping before it starts
Parenting Information Exchange |
4
Finally Splitting up |
Normal Grieving Behaviours
Tasks for separating adults
Family myths |
5
Have I still got two parents? |
Different styles of parenting
How do we support each other to parent
Accepting new significant adults in children’s lives |
6
Parenting Together Apart |
Different ways of sharing care
Building Children’s Self Esteem
What hope do we have for the future? |
Click on link below to download information leaflet
Children in Focus
More information is available on the Centre for seperated families website
www.separatedfamilies.org.uk |
