New Ways for Families® is an innovative method of teaching parents simple skills to
- manage conflicts,
- negotiate decisions,
- promote respectful communication,
- encourage themselves in times of stress and;
- co-parent more effectively.
This method has been designed to be simple and repetitive, so that almost all parents can learn these skills and apply them in their lives when dealing with each other, with their children and with anyone.
Families change after separation and divorce. You tell your children that you still love them. But your lives with them are not the same anymore. How can you say good-bye to the past?
The Pre-Mediation Coaching Manual has been adapted for online education.
Assist parents how to make better decisions in their Mediation session, decisions that will help them to co-parent more effectively and reduce the conflict between themselves and their former partner.
The four big skills that help anyone when making a decision with another person are:
Managed emotions
This helps you focus on solutions rather than just reacting
Flexible thinking
This helps you come up with new ideas for future situations
Moderate behavior
This helps the other person to be less defensive and more respectful
Checking yourself
This helps you remember to use these skills even under stress
Outline:
PRE-MEDIATION COACHING MANUAL
Introduction and Pre-Mediation Coaching Workbook
New Ways for Families and Pre-Mediation Coaching
Exploring Mediation
The 4 Big Skills Overview
Skill One : Managed Emotions
Skill Two : Flexible Thinking
Skill Three : Moderate Behaviors
Skill Four : Checking Yourself
APPENDICES
- Appendix A - Three Proposals for William and Natasha for Making Proposals Exercise # 2
- Appendix B - Client Pre-Mediation Handout 4 Skills for Mediation
- Appendix C - Article: Calming Upset People with E.A.R.
- Appendix D - Article: Responding to Hostile Mail (BIFF Response®)
- Appendix E - Article: Coaching for BIFF Response®
Questions?
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