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To Register for Class CONTACT: Diane Goodman
Cooperative Parenting and Divorce is an eight-week class which combines video, activities, and group discussion to help parents refocus their attention on their children, rather than on each other. The class meets once weekly, and in some cases divorced parents are encouraged to take the class at the same time. The class will be offered 4 times per year. The program is funded by a grant from First Five Calaveras. Child care is provided but you must pre-register for the class Program authors Susan Boyan and Ann Marie Termini are family therapists who were inspired to create the groundbreaking video-and-discussion program after observing the harmful effects of divorce on their child clients. Rather than attempt to "fix" the children, Boyan and Termini decided to go to the source of the problem: quarreling parents. "When people are in love, they see only the positive traits of the other person," says Boyan. "Then, when they are no longer in love, the opposite often happens, and they can no longer see any good in the other person. It becomes all or nothing." Unfortunately for the children—who still love both parents—a great deal of psychological damage can occur during this time if the parents behave badly in front of them. Using video, activities, and group discussion, the instructor will guide parents through eight steps:
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