The third annual National Child-Centered Divorce Month, taking place throughout July, features a series of complimentary teleseminars and bonus gifts for parents.
Divorce book author, Rosalind Sedacca, CCT, a certified corporate trainer recognized as The Voice of Child-Centered Divorce, initiated National Child-Centered Divorce Month. “These weeks are dedicated to helping parents make the best possible decisions regarding their children during and after a divorce.”
To help spread the word throughout North America a series of free teleseminars are being offered for parents, educators and others who care about divorce-related issues. “Leading professionals within the “peaceful divorce” community will be presenting vital information parents can immediately put to use as they transition through and beyond divorce,” says Sedacca, who is the founder of the Child-Centered Divorce Network.
The schedule of teleseminar topics and dates can be found listed below. It is also available at www.childsharing.com/childcentereddivorce, then click on Teleseminar Events.
All through July, at www.childsharing.com/childcentereddivorce there will also be links to free ebooks, coaching sessions and other complimentary gifts for divorcing and divorced parents.
Professionals who share Sedacca’s concerns, including therapists, attorneys, mediators, financial planners, coaches and others, will be providing articles, interviews, seminars, coaching sessions and other events geared toward helping parents create a peaceful and successful Child-Centered Divorce in the months and years following divorce. Their message: Regardless of your own emotional state, think first about your children’s emotional and psychological needs when making decisions related to divorce or separation.
“While our divorce legal system needs considerable reform, it is also essential for us to bring a heightened awareness to parents about their responsibility to their children’s well-being before, during and after divorce,” says Sedacca, who is the author of the professionally acclaimed ebook, How Do I Tell the Kids about the Divorce? A Create-a-Storybook Guide to Preparing Your Children — with Love!
“Parenting is a life-long process, even when you get a divorce,” adds Sedacca. “We need to provide better resources and teach better coping skills to parents so they can understand the short- and long-term effects of divorce upon their children.”
Parents, the media and divorce professionals interested in learning more about activities related to National Child-Centered Divorce Month can learn more at: www.childcentereddivorce.com and www.childsharing.com/childcentereddivorce. Media are invited to contact Sedacca directly at [email protected].
National Child-Centered Divorce Month
Free Teleseminar Series – July 2009
7:00 pm Eastern / 4:00 pm Pacific time
(Audio replay links are also available on the site for those who miss a call)
July 8: Finding the “gift” in your divorce
Susan Allan
Jeffrey Malone
Carolyn Ellis
Can there be a “gift” for you and your children in your divorce? Rather than staying stuck in the pain, can we learn to transform adversity into opportunity? Can we use divorce to heal our wounds and help us develop into more loving, aware beings? Join three divorce experts — Certified Mediator and Divorce Coach Susan Allan, author and founder of Thrive After Divorce Carolyn Ellis and Certified Master Integrative Coach Jeffrey Malone – as they discuss how to move beyond your divorce in the most conscious way as a positive role model for your children.
July 14: Creating a win/win Child-Centered Divorce
Michael Mastracci
Cynthia Tiano
Cindy Harari
Rosalind Sedacca
Are there alternatives to battling through divorce? Join former “killer” divorce attorney turned mediator, Cynthia Tiano, along with Collaborative attorney Michael Mastracci, Mediator and Parenting Coordinator Cindy Harari and founder of the Child-Centered Divorce Network, Rosalind Sedacca – all authors of dynamic books on creating a “peaceful” divorce model for the sake of the kids – as they share their perspectives on working with or around the divorce legal system to create the best outcome for your family during and after divorce.
July 21: Healthy transitioning beyond divorce
Laura Campbell
Amy Botwinick
Belinda Rachman
What are the consequences of divorce done wrong? How do your divorce decisions affect the well-being of your children in the months and years ahead? Peaceful Divorce Mediator Belinda Rachman joins Divorce & Life Transition Coach Laura Campbell and author Amy Botwinick as they discuss strategies for moving through and then beyond divorce with dignity, self-esteem and a positive perspective for your future and your children’s.
July 28: Keys to making sound divorce decisions
Lisa Decker
Christina Rowe
Michelle Muncy
Divorce can be very costly – both physically and emotionally. Join author and divorced mother of four Christina Rowe, founder of ChildSharing, Michelle Muncy and Divorce Financial Analyst, Lisa Decker as they share insights about pro-actively planning your divorce to avoid the pitfalls of financial and psychological devastation – for you and your children. Learn the success strategies for creating a win-win divorce before signing on the dotted line – and for the months and years that follow.
To register visit www.childsharing.com/childcentereddivorce.
Plus … receive free ebooks, coaching and other gifts from
Divorce Experts at this same site in recognition of
National Child-Centered Divorce Month.
I just listened to your July 21st seminar and while I found a lot of the information very valuable and informative I couldn’t help but notice that most of the things discussed were slanted in a positive way towards mothers and a negative way towards fathers. The comment made by the one lady about females being more equipped to nurture children than males was so biased it wasn’t even funny. This is the same slant that the courts often use in determining custody. I happen to be a very nurturing father but cannot seem to convince a female judge or my ex’s female attorney that my children need to (and should) be with me 50% of the time.
It’s a lot easier for the person that doesn’t feel victimized by the divorce to agree to “let bygones be bygones” because they already have the upper hand in the split up. I have made every decision through this process with my sons’ best interest first and all that has gotten me is double child support payments (because I don’t have enough ‘overnight stays’) and 80% of her attorney’s fees because (according to the court) I am able to pay them and she is not (?)…
Hi Bob:
Many thanks for your comments after yesterday’s teleseminar. I hear your frustration and apologize if you felt victimized by any comments on that call. I agree that many fathers are as nurturing with their children as mothers. In fact, my own former husband was a very nurturing, caring father and I knew it was in everyone’s best interst for us to share custody of my son. It worked very effectively.
I know Belinda is a big advocate of father’s rights and didn’t mean to undermine you. I believe she was talking to women, based on years of experience, about many fathers who aren’t as comfortable in the nurturer role but who care about their kids and should be given an opportunity to co-parent if at all possible. All the presenters on the call agree that co-parenting is the prefered outcome for many reasons.
I can’t respond to the details in your particular divorce decisions but I can acknowledge you for taking the high road and putting your son’s interest first through this tough ordeal. I know your son will benefit from this and thank you when he is grown for all your sacrifices and maturity. Keep modeling responsible parenting and hopefully your former wife will get the message and give you the respect you deserve.
I wish I could offer you more from this distance. I sincerely apprciate your comments and hope you’ll tune in again next week for another group of experts discussing Keys to Making Sound Divorce Decisions.
Divorce can be very costly – both physically and emotionally. Join author and divorced mother of four Christina Rowe, founder of ChildSharing, Michelle Muncy and Divorce Financial Analyst, Lisa Decker as they share insights about pro-actively planning your divorce to avoid the pitfalls of financial and psychological devastation – for you and your children. Learn the success strategies for creating a win-win divorce before signing on the dotted line – and for the months and years that follow.
If you want to listen to the previous two calls, both including male experts, I can send you the recording link.
Best regards,
Rosalind
I think when a couple gets a divorce, and children are involved, the parents should act as adults and get along. Also mediation is the best way to approach a divorce- it minimizes emotional and financial costs. Ora Schwartzberg explains this in more depth in her latest book “Divorce Mediation from the Inside Out: A Mindful Approach to Divorce.”
Pro Se Divorce is the way to go…NO LEGAL FEES, NO LAWYERS, NO MEDIATORS…just two ADULTS solving their OWN situations without a THIRD party there to INSTIGATE situations…
PEACE to ALL
MK
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if two mature adult parents could simply solve their parenting situations in a way that benefits their children peacefully? I support you fully for those who can step up to the plate and work it out. For others, the guidance of a compassionate mediator, coach, therapist, collaborative attorney or other divorce professional is the sane way to go. Whatever works to keep the family in harmony is best for all. Thanks for your suggestions.