Many children feel that they are the reason, or even worse, they are being used as pawns to pit one parent against the other parent during the divorce process.
It’s so tragic when this occurs! Unfortunately, it is most often seen in highly emotionally traumatic litigated court divorces.
However, when you choose mediation or collaborative law, you and your spouse can divorce in a way that is protective of your children’s emotional well-being.
In these two processes, couples and children are paired with mental health or child life specialists. These professionals will help your family navigate the raging emotional waters of divorce in a healthy manner. Here’s how, by teaching your child to:
- Learn restorative strategies – to move forward, children need to heal from the pain of divorce. If not, there can be long term relationship and commitment issues in the future
- Develop coping skills – it is crucial that your child develops healthy coping strategies – any nourishing activity that will allow them to take a step back and just be – meditating, breathing or journaling can be helpful
- Understand social skill guidelines – more often than not, children of divorce have not seen a healthy, thriving marriage and do not know how it works through life’s curveballs successfully
- Working with the parents to develop improved communication skills for successful co-parenting
While children are often said to be resilient, they are not superheroes – they may need the help of mental health professionals to navigate and process the huge emotions divorce brings.
For over 17 years, working as a Family Law Attorney/Mediator, Kevin Chroman has helped numerous couples reach harmonious agreements on divorce, child custody and spousal support through mediation and the collaborative law process.
Reach an agreement with your spouse in the peaceful, cooperative environment created by the Law Office of Kevin J. Chroman. For a free consultation, contact us today!
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Note: This information is general in nature and should not be construed as legal/financial/tax/or mental health advice. You should work with your attorney, financial, mental or tax professional to determine what will work best for your situation
About Kevin J. Chroman
After graduating from law school 20 years ago, Kevin J. Chroman worked with another law firm for two years.
Attorney Chroman became a strong advocate for mediation and family law, and eventually moved into those practice areas and opened his own firm.