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FAQs

Our teenage daughter comes home late, hangs around with a different crowd now, and totally resists any parental control. We fear the worst. Can mediation help?
Managing teenagers can be a full time job for a lot of us. If you feel your particular relationship is spiraling out of control, mediation can help. It can help you rise above your stress and worry, and for your teen break the cycle of resentment toward what is perceived as your condescending and controlling actions.

You want to have your daughter thinking about her behavior, not yours; and that’s where mediation comes in. First, you show respect when you put her side of the issue on par with yours, by engaging a third party neutral. Second, you demonstrate to your teen that you will use appropriate strategies with her well-being in mind, as opposed to them feeling you are just trying to exert your will or control over them through discipline or coercion.
Do you work with school counselors to help correct children’s behavior?
No. Mediators are not counselors. We do not give advice or try to change anyone. We help disputing parties arrive at mutually acceptable resolutions to their issues and, whether children or not, we treat all parties equally.
Do you mediate in matters concerning special education?
Yes, some of our mediators are trained special education mediators.

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When you allow yourself to be controlled, even if only by your emotions, you are allowing someone else to determine your future.