Age 0-2 Typical Characteristics Infants are dependant on parents for meeting their needs They develop a sense of trust through having a predictable and consistent caregiver Separation Issues Infants may feel the loss of contact with a primary caretaking parent Loss of familiar and comfortable environment Do not understand conflict, but may react to changes …
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Unfortunately through the high emotion of a Family Law conflict we forget the most important ones in our lives. I was recently given a copy of A Bill Of Rights for a Child of Separation (pdf) Please feel free to download this page and place it on your fridge or on a wall somewhere close for you to …
Through its prevalence and inherent risks, parental separation may fairly be regarded as a public health issue for children. WHY THIS TOPIC MATTERS The re-structuring of family life necessitated by separation and divorce involves multiple and complex adjustments for children. Often these combine to elevate risks of poor childhood outcomes across psychological, social, health and …
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At Lilly Pilly, when communication between parents is difficult, we encourage parents to start communicating with each other through the use of a contact or communication book. Typically the child/ren carry the book in their bag between visits to each parent. It is preferable if it is a medium sized, bound book with numbered pages …
What is a Parenting Orders Program? A Parenting Orders Program is the name of a post separation parenting program under the Family Law Act. It helps separated parents work out arrangements that allow parents and other family members to spend time with the children. Why go to a Parenting Orders Program? Sometimes families who are …
A parenting order is a set of orders made by a court about parenting arrangements for a child. A court can make a parenting order based on an agreement between the parties (consent orders) or after a court hearing or trial. When a parenting order is made, each person affected by the order must follow …
As many people who are using the centre are unfortunately involved with various Court systems. I thought I would share a list of rules given to me by a very respected Queens Counsel. 1. Listen to the question. This is the first and most obvious rule. You would be surprised how many witnesses don’t 2. If …
Many times parents are requested to participate in supervised contact with their children because Magistrates have not yet heard proper evidence. Whether it be allegations of Family Violence, Abuse, Alcohol, Magistrates will request a conservative approach until proper evidence of these allegations put forward can be heard. Many times both parents will allege actions that the other …
Many parents attend interviews for a Family Report and say they would like a shared parenting arrangement. So what is shared parenting and what makes it successful? In whose best interest is shared parenting and how does it impact on children? Shared parenting allows parents to both play a role in a child or children’s …