When Kids Talk, we listen.

Welcome to Kids First Parents Second

Foundations

Kids in the MiddleU.K.

Address needs of children WHILE helping educate and counsel parents about the divorce process.Provide platform that allows children to express thought and feeling

Provide team based approach where parents collaborate and work through issues together.Problems are addressed in a family like atmosphere. Parents are taught to focus on kids needs, not their needs.Common Features of Programs

Basic message to parentsIts not about our problems, itsabout caring for the needs of our child.

Welcome to Kids First.Yikes!

Start Listening to Kids! They have something to say.

Easy to see why they are affected

They are not so resilient..

Conflict hurts kids, whos listening?

So what do we do?

DAY ONE OF THE DIVORCE PROCESSMAYBE THE MOSTIMPORTANT

Typical Steps we envision

This isnt the time for thinkin!

Hiring the High Conflict Attorney

Divorcing Parents not informed of options!

BASIC FLAWS

BASIC FLAWSTypical divorcing parent

No choices!

Collaborate Mediate or Litigate?

Parents take less time to think about how they are going to get divorce than.

BASIC FLAWSNO RESOURCES

How to You tell your kidsYour going to get a divorce?

BASIC FLAWSHow could your DivorceAffect our children?

OUR FAULT We have failed to help parentsLook at divorce as a problem that Needs to be solved

OUR FAULT We have failed to educatethe consumer to what is availableTo their detriment.

Changing the system:

So I knew a few things

And I had a few friends..

Transitions Magazine

Providing Resources in the U.S. and U.K.

Our Challenge to the San Antonio Collaborative Group