Resolving Conflict with Confidence: Family Mediation Service
Conflict is an inevitable part of family life, and it can often leave a lasting impact on relationships and overall well-being. I doubt there is a family, anywhere, that hasn’t had their share of conflict to overcome. My family included. When conflicts arise, finding effective and amicable solutions becomes crucial for maintaining family harmony. This […]
How Do I Co-Parent While Homeschooling?
There is no doubt, COVID19 has turned our world upside-down. As if co-parenting wasn’t difficult enough on its own, now parents have to face an entire year of virtual learning while juggling work and ensuring that your child is getting the right oversight for their education at two different households. This can be overwhelming enough to […]
Is Virtual Mediation Virtually as Good?
As the world has rapidly changed so too has how we interact with each other. Businesses have moved online and, even though reopening has begun, many of what has changed will be slow to return to normal. The virtual workplace is with us for the time being. Let’s take a look at how, and whether, […]
Information Regarding the Status of In-Person Mediation Sessions
First of all, a sincere thank you to all our clients who have been flexible, understanding, and patient during this particularly challenging time. As we all know, the situation is changing daily in the San Diego area. If you are interested in coming in person to the office, please discuss it with your mediator, as […]
Why Online Marital Mediation Is Crucial Right Now
The one idea I think we can all agree on during these unprecedented times is that there’s a lot we all take for granted. Our daily routines and the predictability of our lives is so foundational, and to have them ripped away without notice is truly earth-shaking. Children have been detached from their friends, teachers, activities, sports – all of what grounds them […]
Online Mediation: How it Works
San Diego Family Mediation Center has always offered online mediation as an option to our clients. Typically, the only clients who used such service were those who lived too far away to show up in person at one of our California offices. Beginning March 17, 2020, we chose to move all of our mediations online in an effort to […]
Family, Holidays, and Divorce
Trying to make it through the divorce of a family member is quite awkward, especially when it starts right smack in the middle of holidays. It can be challenging to know how to proceed… is everyone still invited? If not, what if the “outed” spouse has no one else around to spend the holiday with? […]
3 Tips for Fostering Success in Mediation
Mediation can be a contentious process. We, as mediators, do everything we can to help achieve a lasting agreement, but one of the most significant factors can be the mindset of the participants. In this blog post, I will recommend a few ways to help achieve success in mediation. Not all of these will work for everyone, but they can be valuable strategies to keep […]
How to Find Family Mediation Services
Every family has their problems. It is so easy to be hard on yourself as a parent when things go wrong, but the truth is that no one is perfect. However, how you solve these issues can make a significant impact on your family that can last for years. Family Mediation Services are one type […]