The separation of the parents supposes a transcendental change in their lives, and usually not soft but traumatic. For the children who suffer from it, the negative effects of separation multiply, and the assimilation of the process is more difficult for the little ones. In the United States, 46 states have divorce-related parent education programs.
Paternity classes vary by state and time, there are conferences, small groups and an increasing number of classes on the internet that can be used to enforce a court order that leads to divorce.
The goal of most of these courses is to help parents understand the emotions that accompany the divorce and make them understand that although a couple ends, their adult relationship continues as parents of the same children. Something definitely fundamental to face divorce or separation.
The obligatory nature of the courses could be counterproductive, because precisely the couple will not be for the work of carrying out joint activities. Although there are cases that do give positive results. In the case of complicated divorces that go through lawsuits and courts these courses could change the attitude of the parents and prioritize the good of the children.
To achieve this, classes for divorced parents focus on children and seek to help parents create a paternity plan, leaving behind issues such as the distribution of economic goods.
The key is in teach parents how to continue their joint paternity after their relationship has ended, something that common sense should dictate to every couple in such cases, but that unfortunately does not always happen and sometimes it is a court that imposes these courses. And, despite the divorce, there is still a family behind.
