Sound Parenting
Sound Parenting is a parenting program developed at Coastal Counseling Associates to support separating
and divorcing parents in Connecticut. It addresses the needs of children through educating parents and helping
to create parenting plans during this major life transition. Separation or divorce puts major stress on all of the
individuals  involved, particularly the children. The mission of Sound Parenting is to effectively increase
cooperation and collaboration in the co-parenting relationship using mediation to resolve parenting conflicts or
disputes, and improve parents ability to communicate during this time of transition. Sound Parenting
counselors work to enrich parents' awareness of the children's needs. Parenting plans are drafted and parents
work together to implement the plans. While the focus is on the children parent coordinators do not meet with
children individually. There are no clinical analysis or therapy used when developing plans. The parent
coordinator may refer children to a child specialist for therapy surrounding adjustment issues in divorce if there
is a need. Parents control decisions for their children based upon everyone's needs.                                               
Sound Parenting is structured with a clear focus and is solution oriented.  
The parent coordinators at Coastal Counseling
Associates have been trained in the methods of
divorce recovery, conflict resolution, mediation,
collaborative divorce, co-parenting training and are
licensed psychotherapists. The parent coordinators
have studied family systems, as well as trained in
human development and behavioral interventions.
Reasons for  Sound Parenting
Decrease stress of life transition
Decreased use of litigation to
resolve parenting issues
Address new roles
Communication issues
Creating two homes for children
Benefits of Sound Parenting
Based on needs of children
Reduces conflict
Solution focused
Non-adversarial
Highly structured
Return to the process if needed
Develop a plan for the future which
includes time sharing, decision making,
discipline and creating two homes for
children.  Learn to value the
contributions that both parents can
make to the future of your child.  Call
203-245-1956 for a consultation
Serving the shoreline towns of  Madison,Clinton, Westbrook,Old Saybrook,
Essex, Guilford, Branford, Killingworth and acrosst Connecticut
...A shoreline behavioral health and wellness group
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