Does the holiday season bring stress, disagreements, intergenerational arguments, or bickering in-laws into your life? Do you and your ex fight about where your kids will be for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and winter break? Do you know couples or ex-couples who want help negotiating holiday schedules?
Here’s a solution: Free family mediation sessions are available November 9 in McLean. (They may also be available Nov. 10. Check with the organizer.)
Family mediators are trained to assist people in managing difficult discussions and resolving tough issues. Mediators help people negotiate constructively in a private, confidential setting. Five or more mediators will be available to serve at least 20 families.
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This event is for:
- couples who struggle with a surplus of invitations and demands from various relatives
- divorced or estranged co-parents who need to plan holiday schedules for their children, and
- Any couple or ex-couple that wants to work on a tough issue.
To register for a free family mediation session, go to http://www.eventbrite.com/event/8899094431.
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This opportunity to work with a mediator is hosted by Langley Hill Friends (Quakers) and sponsored by the Academy of Professional Family Mediators (APFM). Quakers are famous for conflict resolution and peace-building. APFM is setting new standards for professionalism in family mediation.
The author, Virginia L Colin, Ph.D., is a Professional Family Mediator certified by the Supreme Court of Virginia. More information about family mediation is available at fairfaxmediator.com. Information about this event is http://www.eventbrite.com/event/8899094431
