Parent/Child Conflict Mediation
At The Mediation Group, we understand that adolescence can bring new challenges into the home or the family. You and your child might disagree about boundaries, communication expectations, religious practice, or a new relationship one of you has entered into. You might also simply have discussions that could benefit from outside guidance, such as choosing a school or college, making athletic decisions, or making medical or healthcare decisions. You might be the parent of an adult child and have disagreements around managing boundaries with grandparents or financial/estate/healthcare planning.
Regardless of what you’re facing, our team is here to help you through this process every step of the way. The first step is a phone call. After that initial conversation, one of our highly experienced mediators will reach out to learn more about you and your unique situation and guide you through our process. Once both you and your child agree to mediation, we can then schedule the first session.
What to Expect During Parent Child Conflict Mediation?
Handling a conflict with your adolescent child at home can often be unproductive, leave issues unresolved, and worsen the tension between you. This doesn’t have to be the new normal in your home. Our team of highly experienced mediators can be a voice of unity and healing in co-creating a flexible, personalized resolution for you and your child in a supportive, civil, and non-judgmental environment.
Our mediation sessions are conducted by two of our mediators with experience related to parent-child mediation. The mediation process typically consists of 1-3 sessions, each of which lasts two hours. If you and your child agree to write up an agreement to help solidify the work you’ve done together during these sessions, our mediators can assist with this process.
How Much Does Family Mediation Cost?
To cover the cost of two experienced mediators, we charge $500 / hour for each session, with an optional drafting of a Memorandum of Understanding for $350 / hour.Plus, unlike the often-uncomfortable experience of handling a dispute with your child at home, you have the assurance that each mediation session will be warm, nurturing, and compassionate and handled in a civil, respectful environment.
Divorce Mediation and Parenting Plans
TMG mediators help divorced parents negotiate their children's developmental changes or other issues, such as step-parenting, that occur in the years after divorce.
Post-Divorce Mediation
TMG mediators help divorced parents negotiate their children's developmental changes or other issues, such as step-parenting, that occur in the years after divorce.
Nontraditional Family Mediation
Mediation is particularly well suited for resolving conflicts arising from gay or lesbian family structures, an area in which the legal framework is often poorly defined.
Raising a Special Needs Child
The stress and conflict that is a normal part of all families is often exacerbated in families with high-needs children. The Mediation Group can support parents to develop skills in perspective taking, advocacy and communication.
Mediation for Adult Siblings
Disputes over estate division, or use of family homes, are common after the death of a parent. The Mediation Group can help prevent these disputes from causing irreparable divisions within an extended family.
Family Business Mediation
Tensions around navigating business decisions within the context of family dynamics can be very tricky, particularly when it comes to issues of succession. TMG's family mediators work with colleagues from both the legal and organizational practices to address the complex issues surrounding family business disputes, enabling families to work together productively through these challenges.
Retirement Mediation
This period in life requires a continuous process of emotional readjustment. TMG professionals can help the retiree and family members navigate this often difficult life transition.
Health Care, Elder Care and End-of-Life Decisions
Working through painful moments that come from an aging parent’s diminished capacity can be tremendously divisive for adult siblings, at a time when working together is so important for both the parent and the children. Mediation can be a valuable resource.
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