The Divorce Process| Impact on Adults| Impact on Children| Co-parenting | Evaluation

Research has found that it is not the divorce or the separation per se that determines a child's adjustment. Rather, the success or
failure of adjustment is determined by the extent to which the child is able to maintain a close, independent, personal and
supportive relationship with both parents and the extent to which parents can maintain a cooperative and non-conflicting
relationship with each other.

Parents have been made aware of the changes that affect them and their children when going through a separation or divorce, co-parenting skills are now needed so parents can begin to renew and strengthen their parenting role separate but in harmony for the child.  A word of caution: Although this is the goal of parenting separately, there are situations that make even this effort unreachable.....such as imprisonment, abandonment, or when abuse and violence is present.

Co-Parenting Speaking Notes

Handout | Learning Module | Assignment

This program was designed and is directed by North Carolina Cooperative Extension.