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What are the more important “best interests”?
More important “best interests” include an awareness of the environment the child is developing in. The example of moms stress affecting fetal brain development expands to all stressors in the home after birth. Children developing life and relationship expectations based on what they grew up experiencing should also be a “best interest”.
What if these interests conflict?
I don’t think it is uncommon, many parents maintain a marriage thinking it is in the best interest of the children even when conflict is high. Until the child is exposed to different behaviors, they may assume that is acceptable.
How can mediators help parents keep their child’s best interests in mind during the mediation?
Mediators can ask questions about how the child responds and interacts with others, what the parents expectations and hopes are for the child. Offering resources for family support and child development will also help parents have awareness.
I developed an interest/curiosity in mediation during my divorce 8 years ago. This was reignited two years ago at my present place of work where I proposed learning and adding a mediation service to the law firm I work at as administration. Unfortunately, both of those instances were turned down by the other parties and I am now at a place looking to create a new career opportunity and this course is a part of that path.
I tear up quite easily and that is certainly a concern I have in many situations I enter!
I used to hop on a plane and take a fun vacation for self care, but the past two years I have altered that to mountain drives and hikes. Detaching from the heaviness is important to me. Yoga, meditation, deep breathing are also forms of self care that I use.
