PACT

PACT (Parents and Children Together) is the classroom setting four hour educational program designed for families to help their children cope with the difficulties of separation, divorce and family conflict. PACT helps parents understand the effects of conflict, parental relationships and separation/divorce on children and provides information and strategies for effective parenting during periods of family change. PACT offers parents a roadmap to separation/divorce that empowers parents and children to emerge strong and independent as they reorganize the family. The program is available as an online course, Parenting From Two Homes, in English and Spanish Crianzas desde Dos Hogares.

Parents will learn
  • The emotional process for children and parents
  • Children's reactions to separation and divorce
  • Developmental stages of children and parenting-time schedules
  • Effects of conflict on children
  • Special circumstances (domestic violence, addiction) and the need for safety
  • How to develop a parenting plan
  • How to communicate and develop a business-like coparenting relationship