R Kids First serves as a safety net, shielding your child(ren) from the damaging effects from conflict that can flow from poor parental communication, causing harm to the child(ren). It is designed to help improve co-parenting communication by reframing your message, making it more positive and productive. To get started, I will speak briefly with you to obtain some background information. We can do that over the phone or via email. We will talk about your email communication frequency so that I can be sure to respond to your emails in accordance with your co-parenting email schedule. You will then forward your emails to me before sending them to the other parent or posting them on a website that you’ve chosen to use for communication. I will assist in revising as necessary. You can then just cut and paste my suggestions into your program or email thread.
- Avoid negative communication
- Stay informed about your children when they are in the care of the other parent
- Keep children out of the middle of adult communication