When parents remain stuck in ongoing conflict after separation, children feel the impact.
Parenting coordination is a child-focused service designed to help reduce that conflict and support parents in managing parenting issues more effectively once a parenting plan, agreement, or court order is already in place.
This service helps parents work through the kinds of issues that can otherwise continue to create stress and instability for children, such as schedules, transitions, communication difficulties, school matters, activities, travel, and differing interpretations of parenting arrangements. Depending on the circumstances, parenting coordination may involve coaching, education, mediation, case management, and decision-making within the parenting coordinator’s authorized scope.
At Kinder Family Services, we view parenting coordination as an opportunity to bring more structure, clarity, and steadiness to families who need support moving out of chronic conflict. Our work is grounded in child-centred, trauma-aware, and developmentally informed practice. We focus on helping parents shift away from repeated disputes and toward more thoughtful, workable ways of supporting their children.
Parenting coordination is not about revisiting every hurt from the past. It is about creating a more manageable path forward, reducing the burden of conflict on children, and helping families build more consistent and functional parenting dynamics over time.
No waitlist. Easy scheduling. Appointment reminders. Sliding scale available.
parenting coordination.
All work that we do with families is rooted in compassionate practice.
Parenting coordination is a child-focused dispute resolution service for separated or divorced parents who remain in ongoing conflict about parenting matters after a parenting plan, separation agreement, or court order is already in place. It is designed to help families reduce conflict, improve day-to-day decision-making, and support more consistent, workable parenting arrangements for children.
A parenting coordinator helps parents interpret, implement, and manage their parenting plan, while also supporting healthier communication, conflict management, and problem-solving. This can include clarifying unclear terms, addressing recurring parenting disputes, developing practical protocols, coaching parents around co-parenting conduct, and helping families move away from repeated court involvement over smaller but important issues.
The process is unique because it combines several functions within one role. A parenting coordinator may provide education, coaching, case management, mediation, and, where authorized, decision-making within the scope of the parenting coordination agreement and applicable law. The goal is not to relitigate the past, but to create a more stable, child-centred path forward for the family.
Parenting coordination can be especially helpful for families experiencing prolonged conflict around issues such as schedules, transitions, communication, extracurricular activities, school-related concerns, travel, or interpretation of parenting plan terms. It offers a more efficient and proportionate way to address these issues than returning to court, while keeping the focus on children’s needs, emotional well-being, and long-term family functioning.
At Kinder Family Services, parenting coordination will be grounded in child-centred, trauma-attuned, and developmentally informed practice. Our focus is on reducing conflict, supporting healthier co-parenting patterns, and helping families create clearer, safer, and more sustainable ways of moving forward.
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No waitlist. Easy scheduling. Appointment reminders. Sliding scale available.
Parenting coordination steps:
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One for each adult family member - $249 per session. They are administrative assessments, and not claimable with benefits.
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We charge a one time $999 onboarding fee.
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All letters from child protection agencies
All letters from law enforcement agencies
All Court Orders
All Awards by arbitrator
All Determinations by parenting coordinator
All formal diagnosis for children
All formal diagnosis for adults
All IEPs or support plans/reports
All medical professional contacts for children
All mental health professional contacts for children
All s. 211 reports
All Hear the Child reports
All Voice of the Child reports -
The agreement details the expectations of all involved and supports each family member to know what supports will be in place.
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$249 per hour
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To support your family’s file we require an ongoing monthly fee of $299.
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$3999 to be utilized if sessions are not paid for in advance per the Family Support Service Agreement.
To be utilized for reports, and updates to the family, professionals and court as necessary.
Also utilized for any professional (out of session) hours and admin hours (over an above the 2 hours provided with your subscription).
The reserve fund is replenished each time it reaches $1999.
How does parenting coordination work?
Parenting coordination usually begins with referral, intake, and separate screening meetings. From there, the parenting coordinator reviews the existing parenting plan, clarifies the scope of the process, and enters into a formal agreement with the parents. The work then moves into structured support through joint meetings, coaching, communication guidance, mediation, and case management, with decision-making available in some cases when parents are unable to resolve issues on their own. The overall goal is to reduce conflict, improve co-parenting functioning, and support a more stable and child-centred path forward.
There are meaningful questions that should be considered and decisions to be made when working with our team.
Many parents that work with us tell us that they want a healthier relationship with their child(ren) or a healthier and more functional partnership with their co-parent. The truth is that when family members come to us they often have spent years in unhealthy dynamics with minimal or unhelpful support. This is also often compounded by trauma, confusion and conflict ignited by broken systems that family members had hoped would support them or solve the issues at hand.
Our team is not a “magic wand”. It’s an opportunity to consider what the barriers are to a functional and child-centric dynamic. Functional and child-centric can mean a wide variety of things for a wide variety of families. It ultimate comes down to what works for each family member involved, what mitigates conflict, what supports safety, and what is rooted in supporting children to give them the best chance possible to come out from under their parent’s co-parenting challenges to become healthy, functional adults.
We are not a “co-parents should be able to speak to one another kindly and spend time in the same room” kind of team.
Here are some questions to ask yourself:
Do I want the dynamics in my family to shift and become healthier?
Am I willing to put in the time and effort to contribute to things getting becoming more functional?
Am I willing to look at what contributes to how I see the world around me, and behave in it?
Am I willing to be compassionate and open to hearing how the other people in my family are experiencing my behaviour and/or my family’s current circumstances?
Do I accept that a functional co-parenting partnership may not involve direct communication or interaction with my co-parent?
Are you willing to give your children the opportunity to become who they are meant to be, and model behaviour as a parent that will empower them to become their best selves?
Am I open to figuring out next steps in a way that isn’t going to reduce their sense of safety with mental health professionals?
get started.
No waitlist. Easy scheduling. Appointment reminders. Sliding scale available.