Family breakdown can be hard for everyone – but especially any children caught up in the conflict. Do you know what your kids think when you shout at them? The Family Mediation Association worked closely with the charity Voices in the Middle to produce the video below. It features a poem based on lines contributed by young people describing what it feels like to be shouted at. Please take a few moments to watch the video. It may help you see what children think when they’r

As Family Mediators, we are often seeing you at one of the most stressful times of your life. Maybe you are still reeling for the shock of a

If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn. If children live with hostility, they learn to fight. If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive. If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves. If children live with ridicule, they learn to feel shy. If children live with jealousy, they learn to feel envy. If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty. If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence. If ch

Parenting is full of joys and challenges. Sometimes there is more joy than challenge and then there are those days when there seem to be only challenges to face with little joy. This is the case whether you are parenting together or apart. However for parents navigating the end of their relationship there can be some new and significant challenges to face. Right now you may be in a place where you find it impossible to communicate with your ex-partner about your children.