How To Prepare Your Child

It may be daunting for your child to start spending time with a parent, especially if there has been a period where contact has not occurred or where complaints have been raised about the parent, or both.

Any concerns that your child may have are addressed as part of an Intake Assessment process, where a Togetherness professional meets with the child in an endeavor to develop rapport prior to the first supervised session. This not only enables the child to become familiar with the Supervisor but also, to discuss any concerns that they may have.

Generally, the role of a Togetherness Family Supervisor is described to children as being that of a “helper”- someone who is there to help the child see the other parent and to make the experience as relaxed and enjoyable as possible. For this reason, we recommend that supervised sessions are activity-based so that the child’s focus and attention can be directed towards the activity rather than any apprehension they may have about seeing their parent in the presence of a Supervisor.

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Supporting Your Child

If a child is particularly anxious about seeing the other parent, there are strategies that can be implemented to instil a sense of confidence and security for the child. An example of this is using a transitional object, such as a toy from home that the child is comfortably attached to, which then travels with the child to and from a supervised session.

It not uncommon for children to assume some kind of blame for circumstances within which family breakdown has occurred. They sometimes believe that they have caused the separation in one way or another. Children are often worried that they may have down something wrong. They also tend to be fearful that the other parent will be angry at them and that they will be reprimanded. Or, they sometimes feel that they have to take sides and demonstrate loyalty to one parent or the other.

The aim of the Togetherness Family Supervisor is to ease a child’s concerns and to assist and alleviate any anxieties. We work towards building your child’s trust and confidence with the supervision process, where they are assured that the experience is designed to be safe and fun. Most importantly, we encourage children to focus on “being the child” while letting Mum and Dad and others sort out the adult or “big people’s” issues.

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Please feel free to contact us to learn more about the caring service that Togetherness Family Supervision offers.

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About Togetherness

Togetherness is a family supervision agency that offers an outreach service where time arrangements between parents and children occur in the community or in the home. These environments allow greater opportunity for parent-child interactions to unfold as they naturally would in ways that are more comfortable for the child.

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