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already see, and in building from the known to the
new and surprising.

The collaboration around hearing the views of
children can be brought from two lenses:
 The first is the content that the child
themselves provided both to their parents,
and to the consultant.
 The second can come from the lens of the
child consultant’s knowledge and experience
of working with children generally and
particularly from an understanding of child
development, attachment and the impact of
changes in the family system on children.

While the child provides permission to the consultant
with respect to information that may be shared, it is
the decision of the consultant as to what information
is actually shared. This decision should not be taken
lightly and it must be informed by the readiness of
each parent to hear the views of their child, and also
the readiness of the child to have their views shared
with a parent.

In preparation for the meeting the child consultant
needs to consider:
 Should the meeting occur with each parent
individually before any joint meeting occur?
 How much information each parent should
receive particularly taking in to account the
Parent Readiness Scale.
 What materials including the products
created by the child in their meeting should