Bridge the Parenting Style Gap  

Purpose: This group is meant to bridge the parenting style gap between partners/coparents. 

Who this is for:

For parents with children aged 2-6 with one parent that subscribes more fully to one parenting style (ex. gentle parenting) and another parent that subscribes to a different style or a more varied approach within the same style (ex. leans more on a traditional disciplinary approach).

What the group will look like:

This 6-week group will have 6 co-parent pairs. 

The facilitators will provide prompts for discussion that will help facilitate the understanding of what people believe and why. 

Reasoning of why it is run this way:

Understanding what each parent most values and why brings awareness to each individual and coparent. It allows us to make the decisions on what we truly want for ourselves. By listening to ourselves, our coparents and other participants' views on the topics we hope to make this a reality. 

Group objectives and Goals:

Objective: Each coparent can clarify for themselves their reasoning and underlying beliefs for their parenting style choices. 

Objective: To hear and understand the reasoning and underlying beliefs of their coparents' parenting style choices. 

Goal: To increase empathy and acceptance of your co-parents view. 

Goal: Increase your sense of agency for your own choices within the parenting dyad. 

What this group is not intended to do:

This group is NOT meant to convince one coparent about a certain parenting style. This is not an educational group. It is our belief that parents can find information outside of this group. What is often not available is a place for both parents to be on equal ground when discussing their approach.