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Balanced Calendar … Balanced Parenting Plans

Metro Nashville Public Schools voted to change our system to the Balanced Calendar, and as a Mediator in the family system I thought, “holy cow.” All divorced families with children in public schools will now get to amend their Parenting Plans to include 2 weeks of Fall Break, two weeks of Spring Break, and only 8 weeks of Summer Break.

The good news is that both parents will get to spend time with their children during these breaks instead of alternating years. At least that is my hope…. I hope that a Balanced School Calendar will translate into a Balanced Parenting Plan. Bring it on!

 

 

Empathy

I recently mediated a case and was so struck by the parties’ need for empathy. They both wanted the exact same thing but and struggled to come up with the details of how to make it happen. Their past hurts were sitting in the middle of the table like a neon sign creating a wall… Continue Reading