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Your question on ‘child inclusive’ and ‘child centred’ mediation answered.

Child experts come with many different specialisms depending on, among other things, their professional qualifications and areas of expertise.

One aim is for the child expert to feedback your childs’ views back to their parents so that they can factor these into their thinking and approach when it comes to making decisions for and on behalf of their children. However, this will only happen if everyone agrees to this.

If you and the other parent both agree that you both want your children to feel as emotionally secure as possible the challenge is to be able make joint decisions and create a Parent plan that, among other things, meets as many of your children’s most important needs at every neurological level and practical.

‘Child-inclusive’ practice can be defined as a process which gives children and young people the opportunity to have a conversation (verbal, written, through play or storytelling) with the professionals who are assisting their parents to make arrangements for the children’s future.

In this chapter, about children, we want to focus on whether to, why and how to involve child experts to support your children.

“Give children a choice and a voice in matters that affect their lives” – Haim Ginott General approach and principles 5 key principles When deciding whether and, if so, how to provide your child with an opportunity to ‘have an independent voice’ when you separate there are many things to consider but let us start …

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Child inclusive mediation involves giving children (of an appropriate age) a voice and opportunity to be able to express their wishes and feelings (without pressure or influence) to an independent child expert when their parents separate and use the mediation session to make important decisions about them.