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These single session programs focus on specialized topics of interest to separating and divorcing families. Participants have an opportunity to hear from professionals and exchange ideas with other parents in the same situation.

Questions Divorcing Parents Ask
Coparenting After Separation: Making It Work
For the Children's Sake: Reducing Post-Separation Conflict
Raising Healthy Children
The Challenge of Stepmothering

Fees: $50 per person per session (unless otherwise specified)
Early bird discount: $15 applicable to all paid registrations received at least one week prior to the program date.
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Suite 420A, 700 Lawrence Ave. West (unless otherwise specified)

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Programs on related topics such as Self and Relationships, Mothers and Daughters after Separation and Single Again are offered from time to time. Call FIT at 416-585-9151 for more information or check our website periodically.

QUESTIONS DIVORCING PARENTS ASK

Parenting at the time of separation is challenging. Participants learn to help their children cope with the changing family. Discussion focuses on making separation related decisions that minimize the stress parents and children experience.

Questions include:

Preparing children for parental separation
Principles for decision-making
Legal and clinical community resources
The divorce process

Date: Tuesday, January 31
Repeats: Wednesday, March 7, June 4

COPARENTING AFTER SEPARATION: MAKING IT WORK

Former partners with children continue to have a relationship. Establishing a parenting partnership after separation Is critical for child well-being. It provides an important way to meet the needs of children while managing parenting responsibilities.

Participants discuss:

Types of coparenting relationships
Creating an effective coparenting partnership
Challenges for parents
Practical ideas for resolving difficulties

Date: January 26 (4:00-6:30 p.m.) Fees: $60 - (2.5 hr session)
Repeats: May 30 (9:30 - 11:30)

FOR THE CHILDREN'S SAKE: REDUCING POST-SEPARATION CONFLICT

Continuing or escalating parental conflict makes child adjustment more difficult. Participants discuss ways of supporting children who experience parental conflict.

Topics include:

How parental conflict affects children
Protecting children from parental conflict
Conflict reduction skills for parents

Date: Wednesday: January 17,
Repeats: March 21, May 22, July 17

RAISING HEALTHY CHILDREN

The process of family change can interfere with the security, stability, and nurturing children require. Participants discuss strategies for enhancing children's self esteem and healthy development within the context of parental divorce.
Topics include:

Understanding children’s behaviour
Identifying strengths
Strategies for building parent-child relationships
Effective discipline

Date: Tuesday, Feb. 28
Repeats: June 5

THE CHALLENGE OF STEPMOTHERING

Participants discuss the challenges of successful stepmothering.

Topics include:

Difficulties stepmothers encounter
Developing realistic expectations about the stepmother role
Factors contributing to successful stepfamilies

Dates: Thursday, January 19 (9:30-11:30 a.m.), April 19
Repeats: June 28

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Programs on related topics such as Mothers and Daughters After Separation, Self and Relationships and Single Again are offered from time to time. Additional information about programs and resource materials is available from Families in Transition.

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