Padres Cooperando en Medio de un Divorcio (Cooperative Parenting and Divorce)
This program gives divorcing parents the power to make positive changes that shield their children from parental conflict and guide them toward establishing a long-term relationship with the other parent.
All materials (except Leader’s Guide) are in Spanish. DVD video is dubbed by professional actors in Mexico.
This video-based program gives divorcing parents the power to make positive changes that shield their children from parental conflict and guide them into establishing a long-term relationship with the child’s other parents.
Written by therapists Susan Boyan and Ann Marie Termini, it is the most extensive, informative and interactive resource to date examining the complex realities of divorce.
All materials (except the Leader’s Guide) are in Spanish. Video is dubbed by professional actors in Mexico.
How the program works:
Facilitated by a trained parent educator, the 8-week program is part video and part group discussion. It is recommended for groups of 10-16 parents. Each session is designed to last 2 hours.
- Educates parents on the impact their conflict has on their children
- Explains children’s issues in divorce
- Teaches parents the practical skills they need to manage anger, increase impulse control, resolve conflict and talk to each other without arguing
- Is designed to be the “next step” for parents in counties that require divorce seminars.
A step-by-step Leader’s Guide (in English) takes you through the course. Additional training (in English) for this course is available if needed. The easy-to-read Parent’s Guide (in Spanish) provides vital information and gives real-life examples and worksheets so parents can practice their new skills at home.
Here are the co-parenting skills you will be teaching:
- Session 1: Child-Focused or Out of Focus: Commitment to Caring
- Session 2: Plan for Peace or Tug of War: Allowing My Child to Love Both Parents
- Session 3: Letting Go or Holding On: Changing My Long-Term Role
- Session 4: Make It Better or Keep It Bitter: Choosing My Personal Path
- Session 5: Neither Fight nor Flight: Managing My Anger
- Session 6: Defuse or Light the Fuse: Taking Control of Conflict
- Session 7: All a Winner or Winner Take All: Negotiating Agreements
- Session 8: Cooperation or Conflict: Co-Parenting Is Forever
Other Program Materials:
 | Padres Cooperando en Medio de un Divorcio Parent’s Guide SKU: 3423 | Original price was: $13.95.$6.95Current price is: $6.95. | Learn More |
Testimonials/Media Reviews
“One ‘gift’ I can give divorcing couples is effective decision-making skills for their children. This program is a great opportunity for them to have that chance.”
“Family therapists Boyan and Termini have created an effective, sturdily constructed book-and-video set focused on managing, reducing and eliminating the conflict following a divorce. Parents are taught to keep conflict away from the kids. Thought the parent guide can be used alone and is more affordable than the set, this is a solid option for special collections supporting mental health professionals and self-help groups.”
“...packed with wise insights and practical tips for establishing a cooperative co-parenting relationship with your child’s other parent. Following the helpful, sensitive and supportive advice in this book will ensure the well-being of your children throughout the divorce process and on into the rest of their lives.”
“The authors…take your hand through the journey of coparenting by mapping the way, offering tools and directions on how to get there, and providing skills training for the trip. Their chapters are like mile-markers; for each one you reach, you’re closer to your destination of healthier parenting and a healthier you.
…Some books talk about coparenting; this one shows you how.”
Awards
Here’s what the judges had to say:
“Divorce itself is tough on children, but constant, often bitter conflict that persists after the divorce makes it even tougher. Divorced or divorcing parents will find the workbook and video vignettes openly address likely areas of conflict and offer possible solutions that keep parents centered on what they can both agree on: the happiness and well-being of their child. Open communication and genuine respect, even amidst understandable differences, ground the conflict-resolving strategies. In the tradition of other Active Parenting series, the leader’s guide is chockful of practical ideas to engage parents in the subject.”
–Parent’s Guide to Children’s Media, Fall 2000 edition
