Children

Children may have very different concerns to their parents.  It is important for them to be able to express these and think about the implications for the future.  Parents are often better able to reassure and help their children once they know what their children are thinking.

While you are attending a mediation appointment, it will be necessary for you to make arrangements for someone else to look after your children (unless, after discussion with you, the mediator has arranged an appointment to meet with your children in mediation).

The child’s voice is important in assisting the process of family mediation and acknowledgement and respect for the views of the child in all decisions affecting them,  Article 12, UN Convention on Rights of the Child.

What next?

Call Family Mediation Northern Ireland on 028 9024 3265