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Meeting With Children

WHAT TO TELL YOUR

CHILD?

What is a Child Consultant (or Mediator or Parenting Coordinator)?
Your mom and I (dad and I) have a person with whom we meet who is helping us to make plans for
all of us now that we are not living in the same house anymore. We think it is important, since you
are part of our family that you get to meet with someone other than us so you can share/say what
you think or feel about how our family is doing now. You might have some ideas about things you
would like to be different or things you would like to stay the same. Mom and I (dad and I) agree that
you should have the chance to meet with someone called ________. Dad and I have met ________
and she has a lot of different things to do other than to just sit and talk. You can tell _____________
anything you want and she will make sure that she only tells us things you want her to share. She
will ask you before she tells mom and I (dad and I) anything. (This of course excludes any
disclosures of risk or harm to the child).

What Will You Do At Your Meeting?
Dad (Mom) will bring you to one or two meetings with ________________ and I will bring you to
one or two meetings. ________________ has lots of things to do like art materials, things to play
and build with and some games. She will give you some ideas to try and together you can have
some fun and you can talk to her if you want to.

Confidentiality (Privacy)
You do not need to tell mom (dad) or I anything about what you do with ________________. This is
your special time. You and the Child Consultant will decide if there is something you would like to
tell mom or I (dad or I). Dad and I (mom and I) are not going to ask you any questions right after
your times with ________________. You can tell us anything you want, but you do not have to.
________________ will let you know after she meets with us how things are going.

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