Research and pilot programs have demonstrated the importance of ensuring separating parents hear their children’s point of view during the separation process. When children are more directly involved, the level of conflict tends to be reduced and parents can achieve more constructive outcomes. The adoption of child-inclusive practices and child consultations in the community sector, as part of dispute resolution processes for separating or divorcing parents, are successful initiatives in assisting parents to hear children’s point of view. The Family Court has also used a similar process with the adoption of the Child Responsive Program (CRP). A recent study funded by the Attorney-General’s Department by McIntosh and Long compared outcomes over one year for two groups of separated parents who attended mediation over parenting disputes. Parents were engaged in either a Child Focused Intervention or in a Child Inclusive Intervention. The majority of parents reported improved management or resolution of the initial disputes that had brought them to mediation. Across all ages, children in both interventions perceived less frequent and intense conflict between their parents and better resolution of it, with a significant lowering of their own distress in relation to parental discord.
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