 The Business Side of Co-Parenting an excerpt from Kids First Next Step Program: Putting Conflict Aside
Kids First frequently refers to the need for parents in the process of a divorce or separation, especially in high conflict situations, to try to treat their co-parenting communications as business discussions. In other words, on the phone or in person, stick to the facts and avoid getting too personal. Though to some this may seem like a "cold" approach to dealing wth the other parent of your child, for many it provides just the right level of detachment to allow for true resolution of sticky issues while avoiding the emotional entanglements that frequently end in expletives and slammed phones/doors.
Guidelines for Your Business Discussions:
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LOCAL FAMILY COURT JUDGES PUBLISH BOOK ON DIVORCE Judges Andrew Horton and John David Kennedy have presided over more than 10,000 trials or other courtroom events in Maine family law cases. Horton and Kennedy recently published "Do Your Divorce Right: Straight Talk from Family Court Judges." The book helps readers understand how to find and keep a lawyer, how to avoid a trial and how to achieve closure and peace. See their recent interview on 207 |
 MARCH 2012 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Saturday, 8:30am - 12:30pm
March 3 - Portland (761-2709)
March 10 - Topsham (761-2709)
March 10 - Farmington (778-6960)
March 10 - Belfast (338-2200 x109)
March 10 - Lewiston (8:00) (783-6960)
March 10 - Augusta (859-1514)
March 17 - Portland (761-2709)
March 24 - Waterville (859-1514)
(similar program) March 3 - Rockland (596-0014)
(similar program) March 10 - Bangor (942-9329)
Next Step Program: Putting Conflict Aside
Mondays, 6:00 - 9:00pm
March 5 - March 26
Separation, Divorce & Dads Tuesday, 6:30 - 8:00pm March 6 - Portland (761-2709) Group II (4th - 6th grades)Wednesdays, 4:00 - 5:30pm March 7 - April 11 Group III (7th - 9th grades)Wednesdays, 5:45 - 7:15pm March 7 - April 11 Group IV (10th - 12th grades)TBD
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